VOL. XXXIX
No. 48
26-August-1996
SAUDI ARABIA
NSC Commissions Third VLCC Ordered At Mitsubishi Yard
Saudi Arabia's National Shipping Company (NSC) is scheduled to commission on 23 August a new 300,000 dwt crude oil tanker, the third of five VLCCs that are being built at Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard at Nagasaki. The vessel, named "Watban" has a double-hull structure and a capacity of 2.1mn barrels. The new vessel will be leased to Vela International Marine, Saudi Aramco's...
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