Unifleet orders ice tanker octet

The Dutch shipping company Unifleet, a subsidiary of the Heuvelman Shipping Group, has placed a newbuilding order for eight chemical/product tankers with two Chinese shipyards at a total cost exceeding $130 million. One yard will build four units of 4.500 m³ and the other yard four units of 8.500 m³.

The first vessels of both types will be delivered in October 2008 to be followed by one vessel of each type every four months. Both types will have a very high specification and will be twin-screw, marine-line coated and equipped with deepwell pumps. The 8.500 m³ type will have 14 cargo tanks, and 1A iceclass while the 4.500 m³ version will have 12 cargo tanks and 1C iceclass.