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MINERVA GAS LNGC Minerva Limnos

Taking the management in-house

On the 23rd of February 2022, at the Management of Change process, including Carrier Minerva Amorgos, which is expected to
Port of Corpus Christi, USA, our LNG a comprehensive list of measures with be delivered in October 2022, is scheduled to
Carrier Minerva Limnos was the first specific timelines and responsibilities set enter under Minerva Gas management directly.
vessel to come officially under the full out in eight (8) of Action Plans:
management of Minerva Gas. Last but not least, the Company wants to
1. Crewing warmly congratulate all the involved seagoing
Taking the management of all the LNG fleet 2. Shore Personnel and shore personnel for this achievement,
Carriers in-house has been the Company’s 3. SMS Development & implementation which is the result of a comprehensive and
first priority since its establishment in 2018, 4. ISM Certification detailed Management of Change process that
as in Minerva Gas, we firmly believe that this 5. LNG Majors/Charterers’ acceptance required proper planning, a lot of hard work,
is the best way to provide ship management 6. Maintenance & PMS data close monitoring, and attention to detail.
services of the highest quality and stand- 7. IT/Software Systems
ards because: 8. Ship-specific takeover Checklist. After all, this is what Minerva Gas aims for: to
be the shipping company of choice, recog-
• We care more for our vessels and The final milestones that enabled Minerva nized for its people, its performance, and its
personnel than any other 3rd party Gas to take the management of the first business ethos throughout this journey.
manager. vessel in-house were:
• We know our vessels better as
they have been built under our • The issuance of the full-term DOC for
supervision. Gas Carriers on the 23rd of December
• We have established an LNG-experi- on the 21st of January 2022 “
2021
enced and competent shore-based • The initial TMSA submission in OCIMF The fact that Minerva Gas has
team responsible for the LNG Carrier been accepted by TotalEnergies,
fleet operations from “day 1”.
• We have employed competent and The fact that Minerva Gas has been accepted by the Charterer of Minerva Limnos,
experienced LNG Officers and have TotalEnergies, the Charterer of Minerva Limnos, for long-term LNG business is
trained our Minerva tanker Officers for long-term LNG business is worth noting as
in LNG operations onboard and at the TotalEnergies is not only a Major LNG Charterer worth noting as TotalEnergies
in-house Maritime Training Center but also an Organization with very demanding
“ATHINA.” and robust vetting/clearance processes. is not only a Major LNG Char-
terer but also an Organization
• We use the Minerva Group robust
organization/support structure. At this stage, it should be pointed out that
• We consider “Taking the management Minerva Gas will continue its effort to gradu- with very demanding and robust
in-house” a client expectation. ally bring all the fleet vessels under in-house vetting clearance processes
management, fulfilling its initial set goal. The
To ensure a smooth and successful next steps towards achieving this goal focus
change of management, the Company es- on the upcoming TMSA audits by ExxonMobil/ ”
tablished a comprehensive and detailed IMT and Shell. At the same time, the new LNG

by Aliki Kapella
HSQ & Vetting Officer
Minerva Gas Inc.

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