Samsung Heavy Industries (South Korea) delivered a new tanker of Aframax class to the Russian customer - Novoship, JSC.

The new vessel named "NC Lider" is the first one of the series of 4 identical Aframaxes. Deadweight - 115 thousand tons, length - 250 m, breadth - 43.8 m, hull height - 21 m, speed - 15kn.

Besides, on May, 16 of the current year at the shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries will be held the namegiving ceremony of another Aframax ship (deadweight - 105 thousand tons) for Novoship. It is planned that on May 22 the tanker "NC Columbus" will joint the fleet of Novooship, JSC.

It should be pointed out that with "NC Lider" and "NC Columbus the Aframax tanker fleet of the company will total 23 vessels. Moreover in the second half of the current year 6 new tankers (including 4 Aframax tankers) will joint the fleet of the company.