Almi Tankers takes over management of the Suezmax «Almi Horizon»
January 2012, Shippings News Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Looking to the future, and despite the weak freight market in the tanker sector, Almi Tankers, the expansion-minded Greek tanker operator, took management of its first of 10 Suezmax tankers during a ceremony at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering’s (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, Korea. The remaining tankers of its newbuilding project are under construction and are scheduled to be delivered in 2012 and 2013, to the latest environmental and structural standards.
The Almi Horizon is a state of the art vessel, according to Luis Benito, Lloyd’s Register’s Country Manager for Korea. “We share Almi’s excitement on the occasion of their entry to the Suezmax market, with a fleet of ships built to high environmental specifications that are beyond the requirements of compliance.
Full article, ELNAVI, Issue 457, January 2012, Page. 42
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