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Gas Agility

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Class overview
OperatorsMOL
In service2020–present
General characteristics
TypeBunkering tanker
Tonnage17,645 GT
Length136 m (446 ft 2 in)
Beam25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Draught16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Propulsiona dual-fuel diesel-electric
Capacity18,600 cbm

Gas Agility is the world largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel.[1][2] It is also the first in a series of two ships to be constructed for Emerald Green Maritime at the Hudong Zhonghua Merhant Marine Mitsui.

The Gas Agility is equipped with Gaztransport & Technigaz's Mark3 flex membrane containment system built at Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China near Shanghai.[3][4] It is also fitted with innovative tank technologies such as the complete reliquefaction of boil-off gas to achieve zero vaporised gas loss. Gas Agility is owned by EGML, a wholly owned subsidiary of MOL, and chartered by Total's affiliate Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS). Construction started in China in November 2018 at Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding's yard and delivered in April 2020.[5] The vessel operated in Northern Europe where it would supply LNG to commercial ships including CMA CGM's nine ultra large container vessels (ULCVs) for a period of at least ten years.

List of ships

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Ship IMO number Delivery Status Ref
Gas Agility 9850650 30 Apr 2020 In service

References

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  1. ^ "MOL, Total Pen Deal on LNG Bunker Vessel for CMA CGM's Giants". Offshore Energy. February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Great Ships of 2020: MOL Gas Agility, The world's largest LNG Bunkering Vessel". MarineLink. December 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ship owners already know the limitation of the Chinese shipyards | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide". www.hellenicshippingnews.com.
  4. ^ "Chinese financing backs massive Qatar LNG carrier order". Riviera. 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Manifold Times | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding delivers world's largest 18,600 cbm LNG bunkering vessel".