Orkim Orders Two 9,000-DWT Tankers for Delivery in 2028

• Orkim signed shipbuilding contracts for two 9,000-DWT clean petroleum products tankers, scheduled for delivery in 2028.
• The expansion plan includes five additional vessels between 2027 and 2029, beginning with Orkim Ruby in 2027.
• Early delivery of the 14,500-DWT Orkim Jade marks the fleet’s third addition in 2026.
• The addition increases the fleet to 21 vessels, raising total carrying capacity 5.4% to 281,534 DWT.
• Orkim Jade is scheduled to begin operations in November 2026 under a Shell Malaysia charter potentially extending through 2035.

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