About Othello Shipping Company
Othello Shipping Company is an owner and operator of highly specialized vessels
for transportation of LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gases) and petrochemical gases.
The company has more than 20 years experience in this demanding segment of shipping,
and its total fleet today counts 17 units of between 3500 cbm and 20,700 cbm, all built in
the interval 1988 - 2008.
The Fleet
14 units are of a "semi-refrigerated" design, with 10 vessels able to carry products at temperatures down to -48 degrees C.
Further 4 units have the ability to cool products down to -104 C enabling them to carry Ethylene and 3 units are of the
"pressurized" type and able to handle tank pressures of up to abt. 18 bar.
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| Happy Falcon |
Marketing
11 semi-refrigerated vessels of the “Happy”-class have all been entered into the UNIGAS co-operation for marketing and commercial management.
UNIGAS has been a leading high quality operator of semi-refrigerated gas carriers for 40 years and today manages a modern fleet of abt. 30 units in worldwide operation out of its head office in Rotterdam and a subsidiary organization in Houston.
The 3 pressurized vessels of the “Lady”-class have joined the "Unigas Kosan" co-operation, which counts abt. 20 pressurized units primarily operated in the South East Asia/Far Eastern area, and which is commercially managed out of Hongkong.
The 3 “Ocean”-class 20.000 cbm semi-refrigerated vessels are commercially operated in-house and presently trading under a charterer
arrangement with A. P. Moller-Maersk.
Crewing and Technical Management
Crewing and technical management has been entrusted to Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, Newcastle for the semi-refrigerated vessels, whereas the pressurized vessels are handled by Star Management of Tokyo. Both companies have a long experience and a very good track record in the technical operation of gas carriers and employ well trained and experienced crews.
Safety and Quality
Othello is firmly committed to a safe, reliable, and efficient operation at all levels in the organization whether afloat or ashore. Considerable human and financial resources are allocated to make sure that systems, people, and equipment are all well prepared for the requirements and the challenges of today and of the future.
Group Relation
Othello Shipping Company is a subsidiary of Ultragas International, which forms part of the Ultramar/Ultragas Group of Santiago, Chile.
Visit the Ultragas website.
The Othello operation is supervised from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Crewing and Technical Management
Crewing and technical management has been entrusted to Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, Newcastle for the semi-refrigerated vessels, whereas the pressurized vessels are handled by Star Management of Tokyo. Both companies have a long experience and a very good track record in the technical operation of gas carriers and employ well trained and experienced crews.
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| Ship officers on bridge |
Safety and Quality
Othello is firmly committed to a safe, reliable, and efficient operation at all levels in the organization whether afloat or ashore. Considerable human and financial resources are allocated to make sure that systems, people, and equipment are all well prepared for the requirements and the challenges of today and of the future.
Group Relation
Othello Shipping Company is a subsidiary of Ultragas International, which forms part of the Ultramar/Ultragas Group of Santiago, Chile.
Visit the Ultragas website.
The Othello operation is supervised from Copenhagen, Denmark.