Vroon Receives New Tanker from Korean Shipyard

On Thursday 31 May 2012, delivery of Iver Bright, a 6,265-ton asphalt/oil/chemical tanker took place at HMD yard. The vessel was constructed at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea to ice-class requirements.

The vessels are 6,050-ton Bitumen/Asphalt tankers, constructed to ice-class requirements. Iver Brilliant is the last of 19 vessels constructed for Vroon Offshore Services (Vroon) at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard from 2005 on.

In a ceremony held in Korea on 22 May, Iver Bright was named by Mrs Metos Delgado-van de Bospoort, wife of Mr Frans van de Bospoort, Managing Director Chemical, LPG & Product Tanker Group, DVB Bank. The vessel will be operated by Iver Ships B.V. in Barendrecht, the Netherlands and ship management will be handled by Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd.

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Source: Vroon, June 1, 2012