VOL. XXXII

NO. 16

23-JANUARY-1989

IRAN

NITC Tanker Fleet Stands at 3.9mn dwt.

According to a report issued recently by the National Iranian Tankers Company(NITC), Iran now owns 24 crude oil and products tankers with a total capacity of3.99mn dwt. A large part of the fleet was damaged in the last three years of thewar but has been continuously repaired and reconditioned. Purchases were alsomade of some second-hand vessels. Two tankers (Avaj 316,379 dwt, and Sanandaj253,836 dwt) were badly damaged...