The USTC-owned shipping company Uni-Tankers has added a new Japanese-built vessel to its fleet, named M/T Marex Mia after USTC group co-owner Mia Østergaard Rechnitzer.
“It is very special to participate in a traditional ceremony in Japan, and to name a vessel that will carry my name is a great honor. I am very grateful to be able to take part in the launch of the vessel, which is another important step in Uni-Tankers’ strategy to renew and modernize the fleet,” says Mia Østergaard Rechnitzer.
With a length of 130 meters, a deadweight of 12,500 tons, and upgraded for improved energy efficiency, M/T Marex Mia contributes to Uni-Tankers’ continued work to reduce environmental impact.
“We are thrilled to welcome M/T Marex Mia to the Uni-Tankers fleet. With this addition, we strengthen our commitment to reducing our environmental impact through the modernization of the fleet with modern, energy-efficient tonnage. We are proud to mark this moment with a vessel named by one of our owners and now sailing under her name,” says Per Ekmann, CEO of Uni-Tankers.
Last year, Mia Østergaard Rechnitzer’s older sister and USTC group co-owner, Nina Østergaard, participated in a similar ceremony when M/T Marex Mia’s sister vessel, M/T Marex Nina, was launched.
Just as her older sister had done the year before, Mia Østergaard Rechnitzer cut the rope for the vessel, which thereby officially became a part of the Uni-Tankers fleet.
The Japanese tonnage partner Marex Maritime owns the vessel, and the collaboration with Uni-Tankers began five years ago with the purchase of M/T Jutlandia Swan. Since then, M/T Marex Nina and now M/T Marex Mia have been delivered, and a third vessel is expected to be delivered in 2027.
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