Maersk and partners new scheme

-RINGKØBING. Maersk Tankers has formed a new pool arrangement with several partners. The new pool is a VLGC – Very Large Gas Carriers – pool formed by Maersk Tankers, Transpetrol Maritime Services och Zodiac Maritime Agencies. Maersk Tankers and Zodiac are already involved in the SkandiGas pool. The fleet in the new pool will initially consist of eight vessels from 78,000 cbm to 82,000 cbm. Four of these are Maersk V class gas tankers (Maersk Visual, Virtue, Value and Venture), which were delivered in 2007 and 2008. Another eight vessels will be added to the pool between 2009 and 2011. Maersk Tankers will be commercially responsible for the new pool.