Further ordering activity seen in the tanker market in the period up to 10, June 2013, according to Clarkson Hellas Weekly S+P report. Clients of Consolidated Marine Management have contracted three firm 115,000 DWT LR2s at Hyundai Samho. Understood to have been signed earlier this year, all three vessels are planned for delivery in the second half of 2015. Additionally, American Petroleum Tankers have placed an order for four firm and four option 50,000 DWT MRs at General Dynamics NASSCO. All the vessels are understood to be designed with the ability to be retrofitted to be LNG fuelled, with delivery of the firm vessels split across 2015 and 2016, and options in 2016 if declared.
