Anthony Veder will perform the commercial management of five gas carriers of GATX Corporation. The vessels will start trading in the company’s gas pool as per June 2019. With this transaction Anthony Veder further strengthens its position as liquified gas shipping company to a fleet of 38 ethylene, LPG and LNG carriers, the company said in its release.
The gas carriers previously were part of the Norgas pool and will be renamed starting with Coral. Three out of five vessels will transport liquefied petroleum gas and petrochemical gasses such as ethylene. The other two gas carriers, of 10,000 cbm capacity each, will also transport liquefied natural gas.
Vessel name Type Capacity Year
Coral Alameda LEG/LPG 8,500 cbm 2003
Coral Orinda LEG/LPG 8,500 cbm 2002
Coral Shasta LEG/LPG 10,200 cbm 2003
Coral Fraseri LNG/LEG 10,000 cbm 2010
Coral Furcata LNG/LEG 10,000 cbm 2011