Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has ordered a specialised shuttle tanker newbuilding in China after it snared a new charter deal with Brazilian energy giant Petrobras.

Brokers reported that KNOT has inked a contract for a lone 154,000-dwt DP2 shuttle tanker with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Zhoushan Shipyard (Cosco Heavy Zhoushan).