ADDITIONAL NEWBUILDING DELIVERED TO BROSTRÖMS
LinWaeLinWae· ADDITIONAL NEWBUILDING DELIVERED TO BROSTRÖMS · UNITED ANTON, A PRODUCT/CHEMICAL TANKER OF 16,750 DWT, ICE CLASS 1-A The subsidiary of Broströms, United Tankers AB, has now taken delivery of an additional newbuilding, UNITED ANTON. The vessel has been built at the Spanish yard Factorias Vulcano SA in Vigo. UNITED ANTON is built according to Swedish standards with ice class 1-A and equipped with an automated and closed cargo handling system. The construction with the double hull and the choice of equipment has been made taking into account all the high environmental and safety regulations, which apply to product and chemical tanker shipping. The vessel will be employed under the various contracts of affreightment in the distribution of refined oil products within Northern Europe, where United Tankers/Broströms is the market leader in the segment between 12,000 and 16,000 dwt with a fleet of ten vessels. In addition to the delivered vessel there are further three vessels of similar size on order at the same yard, whereof one for an external partner. Two of these vessels are equipped with cargo tanks in solid stainless steel. Since 1995 14 product/chemical tankers in the size of 6,000 - 70,000 dwt have been delivered to Broströms. The average age of the Broström fleet is around 8 years, whereas the world fleet age in the same segment is around 16 years. With a fleet of more than 50 vessels, size 4,000 - 80,000 dwt, Broströms is in its selected market segments the largest operator in Europe and one of the largest in the world with a total capacity of around 1.5 million dwt. Göteborg, 10 March 1999 BROSTRÖM VAN OMMEREN SHIPPING AB (publ) For further information: Lennart Simonsson, Managing Director, tel +46 31 61 61 00 Broström Van Ommeren Shipping is one of the leading logistics providers for the oil and chemical industries, with a focus on industrial tanker shipping and marine services. The Group has 1,200 employees and net sales of SEK 2.2 billion. General information about Broströms can be found on the Internet: www.brostroms.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/01/09/20040109BIT00530/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/01/09/20040109BIT00530/wkr0002.pdf