Thun Tankers Exercise Option for Fifth Bunker-Saving Newbuild

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday September 4, 2017

Gothia Tanker Alliance (Gothia) has announced that Thun Tankers has exercised the option for a fifth tanker to be added to the four previously contracted bunker-saving newbuild 17,500 DWT IMO II product/chemical tankers.

"By increasing the series from four to five sisters Thun, together with its partners in the Gothia Tanker Alliance, can further widen our client offering and the position as leading providers of safe, sustainable, and efficient transportation," said Gothia.

As Ship & Bunker has previously reported, the vessels are being built at the Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding Ltd. in China. and are set to be delivered between 2019 and 2020.

"The contracted vessels will be built to the absolute latest design with focus on energy efficiency, sustainability, new regulations, and customers' needs as key in the design and building process. The tankers will be commercially managed by Furetank, responsible for the intermediate segment within the Alliance," explained the alliance.

Last year, Ship & Bunker reported that Gothia already had six "state of the art" modern tanker vessels on order, with Furetank set to own three of the vessels, Älvtank to own two, and Thun Tankers to own one.

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