| HHI orderbook gets VLCC boost |
| South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai HI (HHI) has won a new order for two VLCCs from Piraeus-based Thenamaris, which will increase its VLCC fleet to five vessels once in service. Both units are scheduled to be delivered in 2017 The Thenamaris newbuilding orderbook has a total capacity of over one million deadweight tonnes, which includes one Ultramax bulk carrier, one Suezmax tanker, four Aframax product carriers, two Aframax crude carriers, and now two VLCCs. HHI’s orderbook now stands at 106 vessels, of which nine are VLCCs. |