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M/t Contovello as Gohshu Maru, |
IMO number 5132834 Name of the ship CONTOVELLO Type of ship CRUDE OIL TANKER Gross tonnage 28525 tons DWT 46803 tons Year of build 1961 Builder MITSUI TAMANO ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING - TAMANO, JAPAN Last known flag LIBERIA Former names GOHSHU MARU until 1973 It was realized on December 6, 1961, with the shipment to Japan of 50,000 barrels of butane and propane as refrigerated liquefied petroleum gas, the first large commercial shipment of such gases in this form. On that day the oil industry also chalked up two other "firsts." The new Aramco plant at Ras Tanura's Marine Terminal was the first facility ever designed and constructed specifically to refrigerate propane and butane for shipment by ocean tanker. The Japanese tanker, Gohshu Maru, which carried the chilled liquid to Japan, was the first ship ever designed and built for the express purpose of carrying refrigerated LP Gas. |
Username | pcortese |
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Ship manager | Southern Shipping & Finance Co.Ltd London |
IMO Number | 5132834 |
Type of ship | Crude oil /LPG Tanker |
Year of build and builder | 1961MITSUI TAMANO ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING - TAMANO, JAPAN |
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Added on | 03/08/2017 |
Dimension | 1600 x 1020 |
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