Ferus Smit's shipyard in Westerbroek will construct four multi-purpose 5,100 dwt freighters and four 7,999 dwt tankers.

The former will be of the 1B ice-class Troll-Max design: for operating in the Trollhätte canal and on lake Vänern in Sweden.

The latter will be of the 1A ice-class R-class, to be operated by Erik Thun Group's Thun Tankers in coastal traffic in Northern Europe.

Deliveries will start in October 2024.

The four tankers come atop the two R-class ships ordered by Thun Tankers in the spring of 2022, slated for delivery by Ferus Smit in H1 2024.

"In Erik Thun, we have a long history of building, owning, and operating both tankers and dry cargo ships in different sizes and with different trading areas, always with a high focus on resource efficiency translating into modern environmental care while focusing on our customers, needs," Henrik Källsson, Deputy Managing Director at Erik Thun, underlined.

Photo: Thun Tankers