Philly delivers third tanker

The third product tanker built by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard in the US was recently delivered marking the first time in the yard???s history that three vessels were completed in the same year. Following very successful sea trials and final testing and commissioning, the ship, named ???Overseas Los Angeles???, joins two sister vessels in American Shipping Corporation???s growing fleet of double-hull product tankers operating for charter in the US Jones Act Market. Together with its two predecessors, the 184 metre long MT46 Veteran Class tanker is chartered to a subsidiary of Overseas Shipholding Group.

Three additional tankers are currently under construction at the yard, with the next vessel scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2008. In all, nine further tankers are slated to be delivered by the yard through 2011.