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Maersk Tankers exits from the segment of the Very Large Gas Carrier
Ten ships VLGC will be sold to BW Group
May 29, 2013
Maersk Tankers, company of shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk, has announced own escape from the segment of ships VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) with the cession of the entire fleet of this type of unit to BW Group, Norwegian shipowning group with center to the Bermudas. The sale includes five ships of property of Maersk Tankers and five contracts of time charter for others five ships operated from the company.
"This transaction - the managing director of Maersk Tankers has explained, Hanne B. Sørensen - confirmation our strategy of focalization on a number smaller of segments. I am trusting - it has added - that BW will offer to our customers the same service first quality that we have guaranteed".
"With this acquisition - the managing director of BW Group has commented, Andreas Sohmen-Pao - we will be able to anytime supply a service still more flexible to our customers, offering ready ship access in all the E regions".
The fleet of Maersk Tankers, than after this cession will be constituted essentially by oil tankers for the transport of crude and of product tanker, it has a consistency of beyond 200 ships, while that of BW is formed by 93 ships between oil tankers, liquefied gas tankers and means for the offshore field.
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Maersk Tankers, company of shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk, has announced own escape from the segment of ships VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) with the cession of the entire fleet of this type of unit to BW Group, Norwegian shipowning group with center to the Bermudas. The sale includes five ships of property of Maersk Tankers and five contracts of time charter for others five ships operated from the company.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
