Germany: Hamburg-based Hellespont Tankers has taken delivery of the 'Hellespont Centurion', the first of a series of eight 17,000DWT IMO-2 chemical tankers.
Built at Korea's Sekwang Shipbuilding yard, the vessel can load fifteen different grades in epoxy coated tanks. 'Hellespont Centurion' is now on her maiden voyage to load her first cargo in Southeast Asia for Europe.
The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel has a gross tonnage of 11,551, an overall length of 144 metres, a beam of 22.6 metres and a summer draught of nine metres.
Hellespont Tankers will commercially manage the vessel, which has been entered into the Hamburg-based Seatramp Intermediate Tanker Pool. Technical management will be carried out by Hellespont Hammonia.