| December 22, 2003 | ||||||
Orders Placed for 2 Additional Double Hull VLCC |
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| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K"Line) are pleased
to announce to place orders for two new 300,000 dwt double-hulled VLCC. "K"Line’s VLCC fleet has already been totally composed of double-hulled as an achievement from consistent effort to establish environmental friendly fleet, which is an ongoing corporate commitment to preserve global marine environment. With the addition of the two new VLCC, "K"Line’s VLCC fleet will expand to seven. (Of course totally double-hulled.) This expansion will strengthen "K"Line’s high-quality transportation services and will be appreciated by "K"Line’s esteemed customers with their satisfaction as well. An outline of present orders shows: |
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| Construction Company: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation | ||||||
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| Guidance on 300,000 dwt VLCC already ordered is reported as follows: | ||||||
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| For further details, kindly contact: | ||||||
| Akira Otsu, General Manager, Tanker Group | ||||||
| Tel:03-3595-5400 / Fax:03-3595-5599 / | ||||||
| Yutaka Kuge, Manager, Tanker Team, Tanker Group | ||||||
| Tel:03-3595-5496 / Fax:03-3595-5599 / |