VOL. XXXVI

NO. 48

30 AUGUST 1993

SAUDI ARABIA

Vela To Take Delivery Of First Of 15 New Tankers In September

Vela International Marine, Saudi Aramco's tanker arm, will take delivery byend-1994 of all but one of its 15 new VLCC/ULCC new buildings which are currentlyon order at Japanese, South Korean and Danish shipyards, according to a SaudiAramco statement on 22 August. The tankers, which are designed to boost Vela'scapacity to carry crude by some 30mn barrels, range between 290,000 and 304,000dwt....