First tanker of a new series

274m long and 48m wide "Stena Superior" with a deadweight of 158,000 t is the first Suezmax tanker in the series of seven vessels of which most will join the Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool. The Pool was formed in 2005 and is controlled by Stena Bulk and the state-owned Angolan oil company Sonangol. These new series of Suezmax tankers are said to have an improved energy efficiency, which will among other things reduce bunker consumption.

The next Stena Bulk Suezmax in the series is the "Stena Suède" scheduled to be delivered already the 15 November and she will at the same time enter a long term timecharter with the French oil giant Total.