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of Friend International Shipping it has bought a tanker medium range of 48.676 tpl
23,8 million dollars have cost
June 24, 2011
The shipowning society of Friend International Shipping, through operating controlled own of Friend Tankers Limited (Ireland), has concluded an agreement for the purchase of the hull tanker double "medium range" High Century, of 48.676 gross capacities in tons, that it is constructed in 2006 from the Japanese yard Imabari Shipbuilding Co. The delivery of the unit is previewed for the beginning of the next month. The purchase price of the ship - the company has announced - is defined in 23,8 million dollars.
"The market of the tankers - the managing director has commented of Friend International Shipping, Marco Fiori - has recently manifested signs of resumption of the hires and the values of the ships, determining also an increase of the operations buying and selling of these last ones. Our society is from always leader in the market of the tankers and the price a lot interesting that we have negotiates confirmation our competitiveness, so as the commercial quality of ours privileged relation. The operation confirms ours balanced strategy and the model of business, of which the purchase and the sale of ships they constitute integral part, with the objective to increase the patrimonial value for our shareholders".
The fleet of Friend International Shipping today comprises 39 tankers (medium range - MR and handysize product tankers) all to double hull, with a medium age five-year-old, of which 20 of properties and 19 rental (of which five anchor with purchase option).
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The shipowning society of Friend International Shipping, through operating controlled own of Friend Tankers Limited (Ireland), has concluded an agreement for the purchase of the hull tanker double "medium range" High Century, of 48.676 gross capacities in tons, that it is constructed in 2006 from the Japanese yard Imabari Shipbuilding Co. The delivery of the unit is previewed for the beginning of the next month. The purchase price of the ship - the company has announced - is defined in 23,8 million dollars.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
