The three new 157,000-dwt tankers will bring NAT’s fleet to 33 ships. Financial details of the newbuilding deal were not disclosed.
Herbjørn Hansson, chairman and ceo of NAT, said: “By adding these ships, we substantially increase the dividend capacity and bolster our earnings potential.
“The stock issue of about $120m that we completed 30 September will part finance this transaction. A 33 vessel homogenous suezmax fleet is making NAT stronger and the company becomes even more attractive for our customers,” he believed.
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