Fifth Product Tanker Launched at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

Tanker Will Be the First in the U.S. with Advanced EPA Tier II Compliant Engines

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (Oslo:AKPS – News), a leading U.S. commercial shipyard, launched Hull 009, the fifth in a series of 12 product tankers to be completed by the yard in 2011 and sold to American Shipping Company (Oslo:AMSC – News), formerly Aker American Shipping.