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2015 November 26   16:05

DHT Holdings takes delivery of VLCC newbuilding from Hyundai Heavy Industries

DHT Holdings, Inc. announced that, on November 23, 2015, it took delivery of a VLCC newbuilding from Hyundai Heavy Industries.

The vessel is named DHT Jaguar and is entering the spot market. It is the first of a series of six VLCC newbuildings to be delivered to the company over the coming year. The newbuildings are all fully funded and are expected to contribute greatly to the company's earnings power. The next newbuilding is scheduled to deliver early January 2016.

About DHT Holdings, Inc.
DHT is an independent crude oil tanker company. Its fleet trades internationally and consists of crude oil tankers in the VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax segments.