Great Eastern Shipping Company (GE Shipping) has signed a contract to buy a Medium Range (MR) product tanker of about 47,000 dwt. The 2004 built vessel is expected to join the company’s fleet during Q2 FY14.
The company’s current fleet stands at 31 vessels, comprising 22 tankers (9 crude carriers, 12 product carriers, 1 LPG carrier) and 9 dry bulk carriers (1 Capesize, 3 Kamsarmax, 4 Supramax, 1 Handymax) with an average age of 9.6 years aggregating 2.50 mn dwt.
Great Eastern Shipping Company is India’s largest private sector shipping company. The company’s major businesses include shipping and offshore.
