Nordic-Star

Nordic American Tankers Limited on Sept. 8, 2016 took delivery of the Nordic Star, a Suezmax newbuilding tanker of 158,000 deadweight tons, built at Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., South Korea, the company said in its press release. The vessel will be employed in the tanker market right away. Another vessel, the Nordic Space, is under construction at the same yard and is expected to be delivered in January next year.

On Wednesday the 24th of August, the chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Norwegian Embassy, Ms Marianne Damhaug, attended the naming ceremony of two new ships: the Nordic Star, and Nordic Space. The two vessels are owned by Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) founded and chaired by Norwegian businessman Herbjørn Hansson. The company was founded in 1995, with offices in Bermuda, Oslo and and Sandefjord, Norway. Hansson's involvement with Korean shipbuilding began in the 1980s, and 24 out of 30 tankers owned by NAT were built in South Korea. Mr Hansson was present at the naming ceremony, along with the ships' two sponsors, Ms Marianne Lie, and Ms Siv Helset.