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Bet365 登録方法 Three Shuttle Tankers from J. Lauritzen

August 22, 2014

Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT; headquarters: Haugesund, Norway), of which NYK has a 50 percent share, haBet365 登録方法fficially reached an agreement with J. Lauritzen A/S (headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark) to purchase its three shuttle tankers.*
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1. Dan Eagle (built: 1999; DWT: 45,000 tonnes)
2. Dan Cisne (built: 2011; DWT: 59,000 tonnes)
3. Dan Sabia (built: 2012; DWT 59,000 tonnes)
After delivery to KNOT, Dan Eagle is assigned to a five-year time-charter for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
Since their respective deliveries from the shipyard in 2011 and 2012, Dan Cisne and Dan Sabia have each been engaged in a 12-year time-charter for Petrobras Transporte S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Petrobras SA., and these two shuttle tankers will continue to provide this service.
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In accordance with its medium-term management plan “More Than Shipping 2018,” NYK will continue its efforts to provide stable and economical energy-transport services in both the shuttle tanker and offshore businesses.
*Shuttle tanker
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