- Mitsui OSK (MOL) has sold its first and oldest LNG carrier, Senshu Maru, for scrap after 37 years with the company.
- VesselsValue data shows that the 69,594 dwt ship was sold for green recycling in India at a price of $523 per LDT.
- The portal shows the vessel status as dead as of January 26.
As part of a fleet modernization effort, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines confirmed the retirement of one of its oldest LNG carriers, reports Splash247.
The vessel was replaced by a newly delivered ship which has a 44 percent larger carrying capacity.
The oldest LNG carrier
The Moss type vessel was delivered from Mitsui Ichihara in February 1984, and has sailed nearly 2m nautical miles – the equivalent of going to Mars and back – while completing 733 voyages for the Japanese owner.
“We bid farewell to our first and the oldest LNG carrier, the Senshu Maru,” MOL wrote in a sentimental social media posting. They noted that during its 37-year career, the LNG carrier had “sailed nearly 2,000,000 nautical miles (equal to over 92 times around the world) while completing 733 voyages and carrying 9 million tons of LNG, under MOL operation.”
“We sincerely appreciated our oldest lady who completed so many operations safely and we will continue stable energy transportation as the world leader in safety,” writes MOL.
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Source: Splash247
