Elandra-Palm

On the 8th April, in South Korea, the JSC Latvian Shipping Co subsidiary LSC Shipmanagement (LSCSM) took delivery of the MR ‘ELANDRA PALM’. ‘ELANDRA PALM ’ is the second of three new ships built by SSP Shipbuilding. The first of the three ships – ‘Elandra Spruce’ – was delivered on 11th January. The next addition is expected in May when the ‘Elandra Oak’ will be added to the fleet. It has been reported that Daewoo (DSME)is to build two Suezmaxes at its Okpo shipyard in South Korea by transferring the order originally won by its Romanian arm after failing to win new orders recently. According to local media, DSME announced on Wednesday that it will construct the two Suezmaxes, ordered originally at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) in Rumania for $130 mill in total, at its Geoje shipyard.