The Swedish shipowner entrusted the Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit with delivering two multipurpose vessels of the Lake Vänern Max class and two coastal tankers within the R-Class family.

The former will be 5,100 dwt and have the 1B ice class. In total, Erik Thun will receive six such ships.

The R-Class tankers (ordered by Thun Tankers, part of the Erik Thun Group) will be methanol-ready. With the latest two, the R-Class series will amount to eight (with the first, Thun Resource, already handed over and soon to enter traffic).

The newbuilds will feature battery packs and connectors for drawing electric power from the shore.

An intermediate product tanker in the Vinga series complements the order book, scheduled for completion over 2024-2027.

Photo: Erik Thun