The yard said on Saturday that the contract for three firm 158,000-dwt ships and two options is worth $330m, or $66m per tanker, the Asiasis website reported.

The eco-vessels will be delivered in 2017.

They are described as 277m long and 48m wide.

TradeWinds reported in January that Kyklades Maritime of Greece was in talks to order up to six suezmaxes at the yard, plus LR2s.

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