The company intends to employ this new vessel in Gibraltar, replacing the Aegean Rose, which will be redeployed to Piraeus, Greece. Including the Santorini, Aegean currently has a total bunker delivery fleet of 29, composed of 27 bunkering tankers and two barges. The company expects to take delivery of 23 remaining double-hull tanker newbuilds over the next two years, which will expand its total bunker delivery fleet to 52.
Nikolas Tavlarios, president of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, said: With the delivery of our eighth newbuild from Fujian Southeast Shipyard, Aegean has once again expanded its modern, high-quality bunkering fleet. By further increasing our delivery capacity, we have strengthened our position to take advantage of the positive fundamentals in the global marine fuel industry and drive future sales volume growth.
