GENERAL
A group of investors ordered on 28.08.2007 four product tankers of 19'000 mt dwt (IMO class II Oil/chemical tanker) from the shipyard Yangfan Group Co. Ltd., Zhoushan, province of Zhejiang, P.R. of China. These tankers are double-hulled and are ice-classed. The double hull gives smooth surfaces in the entire cargo tanks, making drainage and tank washing much easier. The propulsion is by a diesel engine from MaK, Kiel, belonging today to the US company Caterpillar Inc. The 4 tankers are:
| Hull No. | Planned Names | New Names |
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| 2005 | OSTTANK NORWAY (in service) | ADFINES SEA (will be renamed) |
| 2006 | OSTTANK SWEDEN (planned) | ADFINES STAR (as registered) |
| 2007 | OSTTANK FINLAND (planned) | ADFINES SKY (as registered) |
| 2008 | OSTTANK HOLLAND (planned) | ADFINES SUN (as registered) |
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It was the intention to register the four vessels in the International Registry of Madeira, Portugal, however only the first Ship, OSTTANK NORWAY was registered in Madeira and put into service by their managers Seaarland Hamburg at begin of 2011.
Adfines Tank took over this 4 Product Tankers in 2011/2012 and ABCmaritime, Nyon, Switzerland was appointed as technical and as commercial managers. The latin "ad fines" in English "at the border" is the origin of the name of the Swiss community of Pfyn in the Canton of Thurgovia, see also Wikipedia under "Pfyn" *).
First the non completed ships were taken over by Adfines Tank and put into service. First the ADFINES STAR, then the ADFINES SUN were taken over during November 2011 and the ADFINES SKY followed in early December 2011.
As the last one the OSTTANK NORWAY, already several months in service with a charterer in Argentina changed hands on 02.02.2012 in Buenos Aires.
ADFINES SUN
The ADFINES SUN (hull No. 2008), which should have been named OSTTANK HOLLAND, was the second Tanker (as per hull number she would be the fourth ship), taken over in the shipyard on 08.11.2011 and registered under Malta flag (registered owner: Icetank Twenty-Four Shipping Corp., Monrovia, Liberia), IMO/official No: 9580998, call sign: 9HA2925). The keel-laying was on 26.05.2010 and the launching took place on 30.03.2011.
According to local Chinese regulations the ship was called during sea trials with the temporary, Chinese name ZHE ZHOU DONG HAI AN 15.
The vessel's complement consists of 19 persons, all from the Ukraine.
On 17.11.2011 the ADFINES SUN sailed from the builder's shipyard for her maiden voyage to Balikpapan (on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia) to take over a full cargo of palmoil for Europe. The vessel is employed on the spot market and presently sails on the West coast of India.
SwissShips-HPS, February 2012
*) Pfyn was selected as "cultural capital" of Switzerland for the years 2011 and 2012. An exhibition "Expo Adfines" will be held in Pfyn on 6-8.7.2012, see also www.thurgau-tourismus.ch.
SwissShips-HPS, February 2012
Sold on 28. 09.2020 in Houston Texas and handed over to Fleetscape RF 1 LLC. New name RF STELLA. The management remains with ABCmaritime AG, Nyon.