First of 6 new Norden MR product carriers
SHIPPING: Norden has named the first of six new 48,006 dwt Medium Range (MR) product tankers, at a ceremony at Iwagi Zosen Shipyard in Japan. Nord Imagination will enter Norient Product Pool, and her first assignment is with one of the Pool's regular clients.
Nord Imagination is the first in a series of 6 MR newbuildings which will all be given I-names honouring their origin at Imabari Shipbuilding. The sister vessels will all be delivered in 2010 and enter Norient Product Pool upon delivery. Norden charters each vessel for 7 years with purchase options attached.
Source: maritimedanmark.dk