Norwegian owner and operator Torvald Klaveness has sold its first vessel for demolition in five years.
Chief executive Lasse Kristoffersen confirms its sole tanker, the 83,000-dwt Baru (built 1986), has gone for so-called green recycling in China to be handled by the Bergen-based Grieg group.
“We did consider other locations than China but only there [China] did we find yards that could document a recycling that complied with our requirements for environment and responsibility,” Kristoffersen said.
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