Big Tanker for the Basin

 The crude oil tanker Goldway arrived in Halifax this afternoon, April 25, and headed directly for an anchorage in Bedford Basin.

 Built by Sungdong Shipbuilding in Tongyeong, South Korea, the 81,545 gt, 154,781 dwt ship is classed as Suezmax even though the Suez Canal has been enlarged since the classification was initially devised. 

The ship is equipped with an exhaust gas scrubber, which is housed just abaft the funnel, in a prominent housing painted with the same markings as the funnel. The scrubber was retrofitted by Germak Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey (date not known).

The most notable feature however is the patch of fresh black paint on the hull. That is where the "EPS Tanker" logo has been painted out as part of an ownership change. Orginal owners Eastern Pacific Shipping sold the ship, and a sister ship Diamondway, to Nordic American Tankers for a cool $68 million US each, with effect at the start of Q2 2025. The deal is financed through Ocean Yield with a leaseback and eight year charter and purchase obligation at the end.

The ship arrived from Canaport (Saint John) NB and previously Rotterdam. Its call here may be related to the sale, which could involve a name change or repainting of the funnel colours. 

See today's post of companion blog Tugfax for more news. 

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