VOL. XXXVII

NO. 27

4-APRIL-1994

Kuwait

KOTC Finalizing Plans For Building Two New VLCCs

The Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of the KuwaitOil Tanker Company (KOTC), Mr. 'Abd al- Allah al Rumi, said in an interview on30 March that the company was finalizing plans for the construction of two newdouble-hulled crude VLCCs, each with a capacity of 280,000 dwt. Mr. Rumidisclosed that the company had received financial and technical offers for theconstruction of the tankers, and...