LNG carrier · IMO 9825439
Flex Courageous
Flex Courageous is an operating LNG carrier with 173,400 m³ of cargo capacity. It was built by Hanwha Ocean and delivered in 2019. The vessel uses Moss spherical (Type B) cargo containment and MAN ME-GI propulsion. It is owned by Flex LNG.
Cargo capacity
173,400 m³
about 78,030 t per full cargo at 450 kg/m³
Delivered
2019
Hanwha Ocean
Sister ships
10
same yard, year and capacity
Specification
- IMO number
- 9825439
- MMSI
- Not reported
- Vessel type
- LNG carrier
- Cargo capacity
- 173,400 m³
- Containment system
- Moss spherical (Type B)
- Containment family
- Moss spherical (Type B)
- Propulsion
- MAN ME-GI
- Boil-off handling
- Not reported
- Flag
- Not reported
- Length overall
- Not reported
- Gross tonnage
- Not reported
- GEM vessel ID
- imo:9825439
As GEM reports it: containment “spherical”, propulsion “ME-GI”.
Build and technology
Shipyard
Hanwha OceanSouth Korea · delivered 2019
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.
Designs the high-pressure ME-GI and low-pressure ME-GA two-stroke dual-fuel engines used to propel LNG carriers on boil-off gas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW Magna | 9792591 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | DFDE (dual-fuel diesel electric) |
| BW Pavilion Aranda | 9792606 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |
| British Listener | 9766566 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |
| British Mentor | 9766578 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |
| British Sponsor | 9766580 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |
| Flex Constellation | 9825427 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |
| Maran Gas Andros | 9810379 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |
| Maran Gas Chios | 9753014 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |
| Maran Gas Hydra | 9767962 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |
| Woodside Rees Withers | 9810367 | Operating | 173,400 | Membrane (system not specified) | MAN ME-GI |