General Characteristics
Tonnage: 162.400 GT
Length: 345 m (1,132 ft)
Beam: 53,80 m (177 ft)
Draught: 12 m (39 ft)
Capacity: 266,000 m3 (9,400,000 cu ft)
Speed: 19,5 knots
Fourteen Q-Max ships have been built: Mozah, Al Mayeda, Mekaines, Al Mafyar, Umm Slal, Bu Samra, Al-Ghuwairiya, Lijmiliya, Al Samriya, Al Dafna, Shagra, Zarga, Aamira and Rasheeda.
They are all operated by Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company) and they were built by three different builders: Samsung Heavy Industries, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
In their name Q-Max, "Q" stands for Qatar and "Max" for the maximum size of ship able to dock at the LNG terminals in Qatar.
-Adopted from Maritime connector-
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