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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.

OperatingMoss spherical (Type B)

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.

Moss Maritimecargo containment

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.

VesselIMOStatusCapacityContainmentPropulsion
BW Magna9792591Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)DFDE (dual-fuel diesel electric)
BW Pavilion Aranda9792606Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI
British Listener9766566Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI
British Mentor9766578Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI
British Sponsor9766580Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI
Flex Constellation9825427Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI
Maran Gas Andros9810379Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI
Maran Gas Chios9753014Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI
Maran Gas Hydra9767962Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI
Woodside Rees Withers9810367Operating173,400Membrane (system not specified)MAN ME-GI