Ardmore completes Keel Laying Ceremony on new MR Tanker

Ardmore Shipping Ltd has completed the Keel Laying Ceremony of the first of four MR product tankers at SPP Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Sacheon City, South Korea.

This marks a key stage in the construction of the vessel and is a landmark event for Ardmore Shipping, with the keel being the first of its new construction projects to be laid down.

Following on from this event will be Hull Numbers 5101, 5118 and 5119, all of which are due for delivery to Ardmore Shipping Ltd in 2013.

The photograph shows the following members of the site team (L-R):
Mr. Chang Lai Cho, Paint Inspector
Mr. Chang Sik Yum, Machinery Inspector
Mr. Tae Min Park, Hull Inspector
Mr. Hong Doo Kim, IPK Paint Inspector
Mr. Yoshio Nagao, R-Y Corporation
Mr. Konst Frits Th., Site Manager
Mr. In Young Suk, Hull Inspector
Mr. Kwang Sik Lee, Paint Inspector
Mr. Kyung Ryul Lee, Machinery Inspector