Norway-based shipping company Torvald Klaveness has ordered three 83,500dwt combination carriers from Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding. The contract includes options for further vessels.

According to the company, the carriers are forecast to join Klaveness' fleet during the second half of 2018.

"This transaction is in line with our strategy to invest in specialized vessels with a substantial value creation in terms of energy efficiency," says Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO of Torvald Klaveness.

Klaveness, which operates a fleet of six combination carriers in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, already has three 80,500dwt combination carriers under construction at Zhejiang OuHua Shipbuilding Co., China. These vessels are expected to be delivered in late 2016 and early 2017.