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Scorpio Tankers orders in Korea the construction of four VLGC and four product tanker
Visentini and Globeco exercise options with AVIC Weihai Shipyard Co. for three new ships to rinfusiere
August 7, 2013
The Monegasque Scorpio Tankers has ordered to the four construction of Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC) to the two South Korean ship yards Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Machine Engineering Co. (DSME) let alone the construction of product tanker, of which two Medium four Ranges and two Handymax, to the South Korean yard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.
The four ships liquefied gas tankers VLGC, that they will have a unitary ability to 84.000 cubic metres and unitary costs of about 75 million dollars, will be taken in delivery in the third and fourth trimester of 2015. The two product tanker MR of 52.000 gross capacities in tons, that they will be taken in delivery in according to trimester of 2015, will have unitary costs of about 35 million dollars, while the two Handymax of 37.000 gross capacities in tons will cost each 32 million dollars and will be taken in delivery in the last trimester of 2014.
While the Italian shipowners Visentini and Globeco have finalized, with the exercise of options with Chinese ship yard AVIC Weihai Shipyard Co., the orders for the construction of three ships to rinfusiere Handysize of 37.650 gross capacities in tons that will be taken in delivery in 2015. In the past weeks Visentini and Globeco had ordered to the yard respective two portarinfuse of 37.650 tpl with option for others two ships and a portarinfuse of 37.650 tpl with an option for an ulterior unit.
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The Monegasque Scorpio Tankers has ordered to the four construction of Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC) to the two South Korean ship yards Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Machine Engineering Co. (DSME) let alone the construction of product tanker, of which two Medium four Ranges and two Handymax, to the South Korean yard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
