VOL. XL No. 185-May-1997

LIBYA

GNMTC Takes Delivery Of LPG Tanker

Libya's General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) has taken deliveryof a new LPG tanker, the Tazerpo. The ship has two 650 cu. ms. storage tanks andwas built by the Kanrei Shipbuilding Company of Japan. With the Tazerpo,GNMTC now operates 26 vessels, 11 of which are oil tankers with a capacity of1.3mn dwt. Libya also has two gas tankers and four product tankers.