Gothia Tanker Alliance Receives Fifth Chemical Tanker

Gothia Tanker Alliance has taken delivery of Fure Ven, a 20,000 cbm product/chemical tanker. 

Fure Ven is the fifth in a series of six environmentally-friendly sister vessels in the alliance’s fleet.

Delivered by China’s Avic Dingheng shipyard, the newbuilding has a market value of USD 17.58 million, according to data provided by VesselsValue.

Delivery of Fure Ven today! She is the fifth in a series of six climate smart, intermediate size, sister tankers in Gothia Tanker Alliance! pic.twitter.com/Mlo3YiZs7d

— Furetank Rederi AB (@Furetank) March 14, 2019

All 16,300 dwt Ice class 1A vessels are equipped with batteries and dual fuel engines for LNG propulsion.

Each of the new ships features a length of 149 meters and a width of 22.8 meters.

Members of the alliance, Furetank Rederi AB, Rederi AB Älvtank and Thun Tankers BV, ordered six intermediate-size tankers of which Furetank will own three, Älvtank two and Thun Tankers one. They will be commercially managed by Furetank Chartering.

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World Maritime News Staff