Broström names 17,000 dwt vessel in Turkey

Broström names 17,000 dwt vessel in Turkey

On 3 November BRO ALMA was named as one of three Broström vessels in a series of
six being built in partnership with Dünya Shipping of Istanbul, Turkey.

The six vessels are 17,000 dwt IMO II Chemical and Oil Product tankers with ice
class 1A and have been ordered at three different shipyards in Turkey. BRO ALMA
was named at Çelik Tekne Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey, by Mrs Sonja Rogersson, wife
to Mr Leif Rogersson, member of the Broström Board of Directors since 1994.
Out of the total of six vessels, Broström and Dünya Shipping will own three
each. All vessels will be commercially operated by Broström and join the total
fleet of about 60 vessels presently being operated in Europe by Broström for the
transportation of refined petroleum products. Two of the vessels (GAN-OCEAN and
GAN-SWORD) have already been delivered whereas the remaining four (BRO ANNA, BRO
AGNES, BRO ALMA and GAN-SKY) are expected to be delivered during the first and
second quarter of next year. All three of Broström's vessels will be owned by a
Dutch subsidiary, manned and technically operated from the Netherlands and
flying the Dutch flag.
Since 2005 Broström has had an agreement with Dünya Shipping regarding the
commercial management of eight product tankers of 47,000 - 51,000 dwt built at
Korean shipyards. These vessels are being commercially operated by Broström in
the expanding Asian market for transportation of refined oil products. The
co-operation between Dünya Shipping and Broström has now been extended through
the joint investments of intermediate size vessels for the European market.

Göteborg, 22 November 2007

BROSTRÖM AB (publ) 

Reference: Lennart Simonsson, CEO of Broström, Tel +46 31 61 61 00


Broström is one of the leading logistics companies for the oil and chemical
industry, focusing on industrial product and chemical tanker shipping and marine
services. Broström is based worldwide, with head offices in Göteborg, Sweden.