STX continues to grab LR1 orders

Seoul: South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding announced Monday that it had grabbed an order for six tankers.

The company said the deal was worth KRW 313.9bn ($270m), which means a per-ship price is about $45m.

Delivery is scheduled by the end of June 2013.

It did not identify the shipowner, but said it is from Europe.

The price indicates LR1 products carriers of about 74,500-dwt, similar to the pair ordered at the yard by Norway's Jo Tankers in early June.
(Source:www.seatradeasia-online.com)