Latvian Shipping Company Adding Tanker Trio

Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) is expanding its fleet with three tanker newbuildings in the first half of this year, the company said.

Namely, LSC’s shipmanagement arm LSC Shipmanagement Ltd (LSCSM) is adding three newly built oil and chemical tankers under technical management.

The first of the three ships was delivered on January 11 – the 183 meters long tanker Elandra Spruce. The tanker is to be used for transportation of oil and chemical products.

The next addition to the fleet is expected in April – the tanker Elandra Palm, and in May Elandra Oak will be added to the fleet.

The three new ships are built by the South Korean based shipbuilding company SSP Shipbuilding.

LSC Shipmanagement currently manages a fleet of 21 tanker vessels, according to the data available on the company’s website.