VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier)
- Category
- gas-carrier
- Size envelope
- 78,000-93,000 m3
- LOA typical
- ~230 m
- Cargo
- LPG (fully refrigerated)
- Route archetype
- Middle East to NE Asia (dominant); US Gulf to Asia and Europe
- Crew size
- 26-32
Overview
The dominant LPG size class carrying propane and butane between Middle East and US Gulf loading terminals and Asian and European receivers. Fully refrigerated at atmospheric pressure (approx -42C for propane). LPG dual-fuel main engine increasingly standard on post-2020 orders. Leading operators: BW LPG, Dorian LPG, Petredec, Avance Gas, Solvang, Iino Kaiun.