Light Structures AS, the world leading supplier of fiber optic condition monitoring systems for maritime applications has secured a contract with Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Japan for the delivery of advanced SENSFIB™ Hull Stress Monitoring Systems on three AFRAMAX crude oil tankers, hull numbers S.1417, S.1419, and S.1420.
The tankers are the final three in a series of eight newbuilds for Greek and Japanese shipowners. The ships will be the last tankers to be built at the Sumitomo yard, as the...