Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has bagged a $150m loan to cover four products tanker newbuildings.
Oslo-listed Aker Philly says the cash will come from Caterpillar Financial Services with a final deal expected in the first quarter on 2016.
Cat has been a regular lender to the shipyard, having offered up cash for 26 vessels over more than a decade.
The 50,000-dwt Jones Act vessels were first ordered by Philly Tankers but have since been sold on to Kinder Morgan.
