Sweden’s tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has taken delivery of a 50,000 dwt tanker, the Stena Immortal, from Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI).
The vessel is jointly owned on a 50-50 basis by Stena Bulk and Indonesian Golden Agri Resources (GAR) and is the eight of a total of 13 IMOIIMAX tankers ordered by Stena Bulk in 2012.
Featuring a length of 183 meters and a width of 32 meters, the Stena Immortal will be operated by Stena Weco, a joint venture between Stena Bulk and Weco.
Earlier in 2016, Stena Bulk took delivery of the Stena Imagination, Stena Imperative and Stena Impulse .
According to the company, the remaining five vessels will be delivered every third month with the last vessel scheduled for delivery in 2018.
Three of the 13 IMOIIMAX tankers are wholly owned by Stena Bulk, six together with GAR, two by Stena Bulk’s sister company Concordia Maritime and two by Stena Weco.