An order for two large LNG bunkering vessels in South Korea has turned out to be something of a coming-out party for a new tanker platform launched by industry veteran John Bassadone.

The order for one vessel plus an option for another at HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is for the account of Hercules Tankers Management, a new shipowning platform created by Bassadone alongside his long-time marine fuels supply company Peninsula.