Venergy Maritime, a subsidiary of Greek shipowner Vyron Vasileiadis, has exercised an option with Hengli Heavy Industries to finalize an order for two 158,000 DWT Suezmax oil tankers, which are expected to be delivered in 2029, according to TradeWinds. In June 2026, the two parties signed a contract for the construction of 2+2 Suezmax oil tankers; the two vessels now confirmed under this order are the optional vessels from that contract, with the first two vessels scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2028.
Venergy Maritime is the core shipping entity of the Vyron Vasileiadis Group and is primarily responsible for the Group’s tanker business operations. Over the past year, Venergy Maritime has been active in the newbuild tanker market, having confirmed orders for 22 new vessels across the Suezmax, LR2, and MR product tanker sectors.
Based on historical order data, Venergy Maritime’s tanker orders are spread across several Asian shipyards, including 4 Suezmax tankers from Hengli Heavy Industries, 2+2 Suezmax tankers from Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, 2 Suezmax tankers from Guangzhou Shipyard International, 4+2 LR2 product tankers from New Times Shipbuilding, and 10+2 MR product tankers from K Shipbuilding in South Korea.
In addition to diversifying its presence in the tanker market, in 2025, Venergy Maritime entered the container ship market by establishing OceanV Maritime, an independent shipowner and management platform under the Vyron Vasileiadis Group dedicated to feeder container ship operations. Since December 2025, OceanV Maritime has placed orders with Huangpu Wenchong for eight “Honghu”-class 1,900 TEU feeder container ships.
With the entry into service of the latest two Suezmax tankers, the Vyron Vasileiadis Group now holds a substantial order backlog in both the tanker and container ship sectors, with a total of 30+6 vessels on order.
With the latest orders for two Suezmax tankers becoming effective, the Vyron Vasileiadis Group has amassed a substantial orderbook across the tanker and container ship sectors, totaling 30 firm vessels plus 6 option vessels.