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AET Tanker adds another shuttle tanker at Samsung Heavy

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangSeptember 3, 2018
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MISC subsidiary AET Tankers has placed a new shipbuilding order at South Korean yard Samsung Heavy Industry for the construction of a 152,700 dwt suezmax shuttle tanker.

This latest contract follows AET ordering four shuttle tankers at the yard in May. Including the new contract, AET has a total of seven tankers on order at Samsung.

The value of the contract was not disclosed, however Samsung Heavy said the price of the new ship is slightly higher than the previous order.

AET currently operates a fleet of 66 tankers.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangSeptember 3, 2018
9 Less than a minute
Photo of Jason Jiang

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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