VOL. XXXII

NO. 3

24-OCTOBER-1988

KUWAIT

KOTC Seeks to Build more New Crude and Products Tankers

The Chairman of the Kuwait Oil Tankers company (KOTC), Mr. 'Abd al-Fattahal-Badr, tells MEES that the company's board recently approved a plan forbuilding two new VLCC crude oil tankers with options on two further VLCCvessels, and two new products carriers with capacities of 120,000 dwt each. KOTCis currently sounding out various shipyards on these new-building tanker plans.

Meanwhile, according to Mr....