KNOT orders two new shuttle tankers for long-term charter with Equinor
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has been awarded a contract to build two new Shuttle Tankers.
The two 153,000 DWT DP2 shuttle tankers will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard in South Korea and delivered in 2020.
The vessels will operate in Brazil, under a long-term charter with energy major Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil ASA).
“We are pleased to announce these new shuttle tanker contracts with Equinor, which further builds on KNOT’s market leading position in the Brazil and continues our long relationship with Equinor, which was established in 1984 when we ordered our first shuttle tanker” commented Mr. Trygve Seglem, President and CEO of KNOT