M/T Sydstraum delivered

The last of the four highly advanced and environmentally friendly 10,500 dwt. newbuildings with stainless steel cargo tanks was delivered today 6th of August 2020.

The vessel, M/T Sydstraum, built by the Dingheng shipyard in China, is a new generation chemical tanker with substantially lower emissions through low fuel consumption, NOx emission reducing catalyst and shore power. Furthermore, the vessel is prepared for dual fuel, with a LNG ready engine as well as prepared for battery pack installation. The ships are designed for high capacity loading and discharging for fast turnaround time in port and efficient tank cleaning process.

Utkilen AS is a fully integrated shipping company with headquarters in Bergen, Norway.The company was founded in 1967 and owns and operates 23 ice-classchemical tankers ranging from around 6,000 to 20,000 dwt. in sizeprimarily in our core market in Northern-Europe. Utkilen is one ofthe major seaway transporting companies of chemicals and other bulk liquidcargoes in Northern Europe. Four modern 20,000 dwt. stainless steel vesselsbuilt in 2018 and 2019 is operating in global trade through our Stream brand.