More reefers ordered

The Anglo-Norwegian reefer company Star Reefers Inc. has agreed with a Japanese owner to time-charter four more new reefer vessels each with a capacity of 615,000 cbft and almost 200 FEU containers for a period of 10 years. The 13,200 DWT vessels will be Star?s third series of four vessels to be built at the Shikoku Dockyard in Japan and will be delivered in 2009 and 2010.

All four vessels from the first series and two vessels from the second series of newbuildings have been delivered to Star with the two remaining vessels from the second series scheduled for delivery during first half of 2009.