PRELUDE

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

AMSASource: AMSA — list of registered ships (Australian General Shipping Register), record 861112. Added to Voydar on September 24, 2026. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.PRELUDE

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9648714

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q7240065$da673a15-43ca-fd03-ca92-9085cd58c91d P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.Australia

Vessel type

floating liquefied natural gas production unit

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

499,167

Length overall

488.8 m

Beam

74.1 m

Year built

2017

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About PRELUDE

Prelude FLNG is a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform owned by Shell plc and built by the Technip–Samsung Consortium (TSC) in South Korea for a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell, KOGAS, and Inpex. The hull was launched in December 2013. It is 488 metres (1,601 ft) long, 74 metres (243 ft) wide, 105 m (344 ft) tall, and made with more than 260,000 tonnes of steel, beating Seawise Giant (the previous record holder) as the world's longest vessel. The vessel displaces around 600,000 tonnes when fully loaded, more than five times the displacement of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. It is the world's largest FLNG platform, as well as the largest FLNG facility constructed to date.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is PRELUDE now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for PRELUDE in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is PRELUDE?

PRELUDE is a floating liquefied natural gas production unit sailing under the flag of Australia, built in 2017 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 488.8 m long with a beam of 74.1 m and has a gross tonnage of 499,167.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for PRELUDE?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for PRELUDE from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for PRELUDE. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.