The first in the series of four Aframax-class tankers was laid down February 5 at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard. NS LEADER tanker 115 DWT has been ordered by Novorossiysk Shipping Company JSC, the company’s press release reads.
The ship is expected to be launched in May 2007.
As of December 31, 2006, the fleet of Novoship numbers 62 modern vessels with a total deadweight of 3.8 million tons and average age of about 10 years. As of today, average market value of the deployed fleet totals about $2.4 billion.