LPGC Ayame

History
Singapore
Name	Ayame
Owner	Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Operator	Wilhelmsen Lines aka Wilhelmsen Ship Management
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Nagasaki
Yard number	2250
Launched	26 January 2010
Completed	30 April 2010
Homeport	Singapore
Identification	IMO number: 9415662; Call sign: 9V8098; MMSI number: 565238000;
General characteristics
Type	Gas carrier
Tonnage	51,041 GT; 55,076 DWT; 55,396 NT;
Length	230 m (750 ft)
Beam	36.6 m (120 ft)
Draught	15.5 m (51 ft)
Depth	11.6 m (38 ft) (deck edge to keel)
Propulsion	1 × 80 MW (107,282 hp) Wärtsilä 14RT-Flex96c diesel engine; 5 × Caterpillar 8M32 diesel engines, 30 MW (40,231 hp);
Speed	25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Capacity	83,000 m3 (2,900,000 cu ft)

LPG/C Ayame is a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC), with a capacity of 83,000 m³ (2,900,000 cu ft), delivered in 2010 from MHI Ltd. of Nagasaki, and under the management of Wilhelmsen Lines Malaysia.^[3]

Ship history

On 30 April 2010 the LPG carrier Ayame was completed at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard. A naming ceremony was held on 22 April at the shipyard, with guests including Ikuhiro Ochi, President/Managing Director of the shipowner. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Managing Executive Officer Tsuneo Watanabe, who named the vessel, and Astomos Energy Corporation Senior Managing Director Tatsuhiko Yamazaki, who cut the rope.

The Ayame is the third 83,000m3-class LPG carrier ordered from MHI. The first, the Musanah, was delivered on 4 December 2009, and the second, the Aquamarine Progress, on 15 January 2010. Upon its launching, the Ayama was assigned to an LPG carrier pool operated by LPG Global Transport Management Inc. and left on its maiden voyage to load cargo in the Middle East.

Common Route: – Japan – Singapore – Indonesia – Ruwais

References

^ http://www.mol.co.jp/opensea/1007_nnl1.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "New vessel on management LPG/C Ayame". Wilhelmsen Ship Management. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "World LPG carrier fleet" (PDF). Riviera Maritime Media. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

External links

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Press Release 27 January 2009
Vessels Position
Ayame Photos
WSM takes over management LPG/C Ayame 13 May 2010
Vessel Details
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

[1] ttp://www.mol.co.jp/opensea/1007_nnl1.html^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "New vessel on management LPG/C Ayame". Wilhelmsen Ship Management. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

[3] "World LPG carrier fleet" (PDF). Riviera Maritime Media. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

v t e Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Fleet	MOL Bravo-class MOL Creation-class MOL Comfort MOL Globe-class MOL Maestro-class MOL Triumph-class MOL Triumph MSC Prestige LPGC Ayame Car carriers: Cougar Ace Felicity Ace Heroic Ace
Related	Mitsui MV Wakashio oil spill Ocean Network Express

History

Singapore
Name	Ayame
Owner	Mitsui O.S.K. Lines^[1]
Operator	Wilhelmsen Lines aka Wilhelmsen Ship Management^[2]
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Nagasaki
Yard number	2250
Launched	26 January 2010
Completed	30 April 2010
Homeport	Singapore
Identification	IMO number: 9415662 Call sign: 9V8098 MMSI number: 565238000
General characteristics
Type	Gas carrier
Tonnage	51,041 GT 55,076 DWT 55,396 NT
Length	230 m (750 ft)
Beam	36.6 m (120 ft)
Draught	15.5 m (51 ft)
Depth	11.6 m (38 ft) (deck edge to keel)
Propulsion	1 × 80 MW (107,282 hp) Wärtsilä 14RT-Flex96c diesel engine 5 × Caterpillar 8M32 diesel engines, 30 MW (40,231 hp)
Speed	25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Capacity	83,000 m³ (2,900,000 cu ft)

LPGC Ayame

Ship history

See also

References

External links