#NewTanker – Cork based Ardmore Shipping has taken delivery of the newbuild Ardmore Seaventure from SPP Shipbuilding in Korea and the 49,999dwt tanker was immediately delivered to Cargill on a 12 month time charter arrangement.

Ardmore Seaventure is classed as an IMO 3 product and chemical tanker and the second vessel to be delivered to Ardmore Shipping from a series of four orders placed with SPP Shipbuilding, Korea.

The newbuild has also been verified by ABS in accordance with the IMO's Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). For more on this development, visit the IMDO website.

#ArdmoreShipping – The New Year brings changes at Ardmore Shipping, where new promotions have been made for Gerry Docherty and Paul Tivnan.

Gerry Docherty has been promoted to the position of Director of Technical Services, in which his new role is responsible for Fleet Performance Management. He, will manage regular reporting and communication of fleet performance statistics.

In addition, Docherty will combine this new responsibility with his current duties as Technical Superintendent for the Ardmore fleet. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, this will include leading the newbuild team in Saechon, South Korea, where four 50,000DWT product tanker carriers are on order.

Paul Tivnan, has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Tivnan will have primary responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the Cork based company. In addition to continuing his work with the CEO and COO on strategic and commercial matters.