LNG carrier · IMO 9074640
Al Hamra
Al Hamra is an operating LNG carrier with 135,000 m³ of cargo capacity. It was built by Kvaerner Masa and delivered in 1997. The vessel uses Moss spherical (Type B) cargo containment and Steam turbine propulsion. It is owned by National Gas Shipping Co.
Cargo capacity
135,000 m³
about 60,750 t per full cargo at 450 kg/m³
Delivered
1997
Kvaerner Masa
Sister ships
1
same yard, year and capacity
Specification
- IMO number
- 9074640
- MMSI
- Not reported
- Vessel type
- LNG carrier
- Cargo capacity
- 135,000 m³
- Containment system
- Moss spherical (Type B)
- Containment family
- Moss spherical (Type B)
- Propulsion
- Steam turbine
- Boil-off handling
- Not reported
- Flag
- Not reported
- Length overall
- Not reported
- Gross tonnage
- Not reported
- GEM vessel ID
- imo:9074640
As GEM reports it: containment “spherical”, propulsion “steam”.
Build and technology
Shipyard
Kvaerner MasaFinland · delivered 1997
Cargo containment
Moss spherical (Type B)Moss spherical (Type B) · technology licensed from the system ownerAbout the firm that licenses this system
Firms behind this vessel
Identified from the containment system and engine recorded against the ship, and from firms named on it in our curated list.
Owns the Moss spherical IMO Type B containment design, used on 145 LNG carriers built since 1973 in sizes from 19,000 to 182,000 cubic metres.
Owners and operators
Stakes exactly as GEM reports them for this vessel.
Owners
Sister ships
Vessels from the same yard, delivered the same year, with the same cargo capacity to the nearest 1,000 m³. A shared design is likely but not certain.
| Vessel | IMO | Status | Capacity | Containment | Propulsion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umm Al Ashtan | 9074652 | Operating | 135,000 | Moss spherical (Type B) | Steam turbine |