Gener8 Maritime, Inc., a leading U.S.-based provider of international seaborne crude oil transportation services, announced on Monday (Jan 11) that it took delivery of the ECO VLCCs the Gener8 Apollo on January 5, 2016 and the Gener8 Supreme on January 6, 2016 from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., respectively.
The Gener8 Apollo and the Gener8 Supreme represent the fourth and fifth of 21 "ECO" VLCCs expected to be delivered into Gener8 Maritime's fleet. Upon delivery, the Gener8 Apollo and Gener8 Supreme were entered into Navig8's VL8 Pool.
About Gener8 Maritime
As of January 5, 2016, Gener8 Maritime has a fully-delivered fleet of 47 vessels, including one time-chartered-in VLCC. Gener8's owned fleet is comprised of 16 VLCC newbuildings and 30 vessels on the water consisting of 12 VLCCs, 11 Suezmaxes, four Aframaxes, two Panamax tankers, and one MR tanker, with a total carrying capacity of over 11.1 million deadweight tons ("DWT"), and average age on a DWT basis of less than 6 years upon delivery of the newbuildings. Gener8 Maritime is incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands and headquartered in New York.
Source: ir.gener8maritime.com