A historical return to the suezmax segment
Offshore Energy reports the delivery of the 157,000-dwt Eco Bel Air from Hyundai Samho. TOP Ships described the vessel as one of the first scrubber-fitted suezmax tankers delivered worldwide and said its arrival marked the company’s return to the segment after nearly eleven years.
The article also discusses sister ship Eco Beverly Hills, then expected in May 2019. The pair was associated with three-year BP Shipping charters and two one-year options, alongside Chinese leasing financing concluded the previous year. Fleet totals and average age quoted in the source refer to the planned completion of that 2019 programme and should be read in that historical context.
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