MHI receives order for very large LPG Carrier for Astomos Energy

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.,MHI, has received an order from Astomos Energy Corporation for a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.

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The order marks the very first to be received by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding since the company’s launch on October 1. The LPG carrier on order is identical to the four vessels Astomos Energy has already ordered to MHI since 2013.

The ship provides the world’s highest level of energy-saving performance, flexibility to accommodate major LPG terminals around the globe, and specifications suited to passage through the newly expanding Panama Canal. Completion and delivery are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2018.

The LPG carrier newly ordered to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding will measure 230.0 meters (m) in length overall (LOA), 36.6m in width and 11.1m in draft, with gross tonnage of 48,300 tons (t) and deadweight tonnage of 51,100t. It will have capacity to carry up to 83,000 cubic meters (m3) of LPG. The adoption of MHI’s hull design and other features will provide the carrier with superlative fuel efficiency and outstanding adaptability to the diverse connecting conditions of the world’s LPG terminals. The ship will also be equipped with the industry’s most advanced systems, including mooring arrangement, to enable passage through the newly expanding Panama Canal, which is expected to become operable in the first half of 2016.

With the emergence of the “shale gas revolution” in the United States, demand for LPG produced in North America is projected to increase over the medium to long term in markets worldwide, including East Asia. In tandem with this expansionary trend, coupled with the enlargement of the Panama Canal, newly constructed ships must offer increased carrying capacities and be able to transport over longer distances. They must also perform to tightening environmental restrictions imposed on such ship navigations. The LPG carrier newly ordered by Astomos Energy to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding will satisfy these various requirements and simultaneously meet the needs of the company’s plan to build the world’s most advanced LPG carrier fleet.

Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

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