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NATURE OF BUSINESS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
NATURE OF BUSINESS [Abstract] |
Current Fleet | The Company’s current fleet consists of 25 Suezmax crude oil tankers (including 2 newbuildings) of which the vast majority have been built in Korea.
Vessel | Built in | Deadweight Tons | Delivered to NAT in
Nordic Freedom | 2005 | 159,331 | 2005
Nordic Moon | 2002 | 160,305 | 2006
Nordic Apollo | 2003 | 159,998 | 2006
Nordic Cosmos | 2003 | 159,999 | 2006
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 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 | 157,738 | 2016
Nordic Space | 2017 | 157,582 | 2017
Nordic Tellus | 2018 | 157,407 | 2018
Nordic Aquarius | 2018 | 157,338 | 2018
Nordic Cygnus | 2018 | 157,526 | 2018
Newbuilding (1) | 2022 | 156,800 | -
Newbuilding (1) | 2022 | 156,800 | -
| (1) | Vessel under construction per December 31, 2020, with expected delivery in 2022

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