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NATURE OF BUSINESS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
NATURE OF BUSINESS [Abstract]  
Current fleet
Including three newbuildings, the Company's current fleet consists of 33 Suezmax crude oil tankers of which 31 were built, or are under construction, in Korea.

Vessel
Built
 
Deadweight Tons
  
Delivered to NAT
 
Nordic Harrier
1997
  
151,459
   
1997
 
Nordic Hawk
1997
  
151,475
   
1997
 
Nordic Hunter
1997
  
151,401
   
1997
 
Nordic Voyager
1997
  
149,591
   
2004
 
Nordic Fighter
1998
  
153,328
   
2005
 
Nordic Freedom
2005
  
159,331
   
2005
 
Nordic Discovery
1998
  
153,328
   
2005
 
Nordic Saturn
1998
  
157,331
   
2005
 
Nordic Jupiter
1998
  
157,411
   
2006
 
Nordic Moon
2002
  
160,305
   
2006
 
Nordic Apollo
2003
  
159,998
   
2006
 
Nordic Cosmos
2003
  
159,999
   
2006
 
Nordic Sprite
1999
  
147,188
   
2009
 
Nordic Grace
2002
  
149,921
   
2009
 
Nordic Mistral
2002
  
164,236
   
2009
 
Nordic Passat
2002
  
164,274
   
2010
 
Nordic Vega
2010
  
163,940
   
2010
 
Nordic Breeze
2011
  
158,597
   
2011
 
Nordic Aurora
1999
  
147,262
   
2011
 
Nordic Zenith
2011
  
158,645
   
2011
 
Nordic Sprinter
2005
  
159,089
   
2014
 
Nordic Skier
2005
  
159,089
   
2014
 
Nordic Light
2010
  
158,475
   
2015
 
Nordic Cross
2010
  
158,475
   
2015
 
Nordic Luna
2004
  
150,037
   
2016
 
Nordic Castor
2004
  
150,249
   
2016
 
Nordic Sirius
2000
  
150,183
   
2016
 
Nordic Pollux
2003
  
150,103
   
2016
 
Nordic Star
2016
  
159,000
   
2016
 
Nordic Space
2017
  
159,000
   
2017
 
Newbuilding(1)
2018
  
157,000
   
2018(2
)
Newbuilding(1)
2018
  
157,000
   
2018(2
)
Newbuilding(1)
2018
  
157,000
   
2018(2
)

(1)
Vessel under construction per December 31, 2017.
(2)
Expected delivery during the July, August and October 2018, respectively