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Kuwati firm buys the world’s largest livestock carrier Middle East

Kuwati firm buys the world’s largest livestock carrier

December 12th, 20190 Australian live export company Wellard is selling the world's largest purpose-built livestock vessel, the , for $53m to Kuwait’s Al Mawashi, which trades in Australia as Kuwait Livestock Transport and Trading Company (KLTT). Built in 2016, the nine-deck, 189.5 m long Ocean Shearer can carry 20,000 cattle or 75,000 sheep. Wellard...
Kuwait follows India’s lead in banning single-use plastic onboard Environment

Kuwait follows India’s lead in banning single-use plastic onboard

December 6th, 20193 Kuwait has joined India in banking single-use plastic onboard ships   Enforcement of India’s requirement for ships to keep single-use plastic items locked in a store whilst in Indian territorial waters has been delayed until further notice, however, an identical prohibition will now be enforced in Kuwait, according to the...
X-Press Feeders boxship and KOTC tanker collide at Chittagong Port Operations

X-Press Feeders boxship and KOTC tanker collide at Chittagong Port

June 17th, 20190 The 1,688 teu feeder boxship X-Press Mahananda and 46,300 dwt MR2 tanker Burgan collided on the Karnaphuli channel near Chittagong Port on Friday. The accident occurred when the unladen oil tanker Burgan was leaving the port and the containership X-Press Mahananda was coming from the opposite direction, and the two ships struck each...
KOTC books VLGC trio at Hyundai Heavy Gas

KOTC books VLGC trio at Hyundai Heavy

November 26th, 20180 Kuwait Oil Tanker (KOTC) has placed an order for the construction of three 84,000 cu m VLGCs at South Korean yard Hyundai Heavy Industries, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reports. The total value of the order is KD64.8m ($213.3m) and the first vessel is expected to be delivered at the end of 2019. KOTC currently operates a fleet of 29...
KOTC puts its oldest VLCCs up for sale Tankers

KOTC puts its oldest VLCCs up for sale

July 6th, 20180 Kuwaiti Oil Tankers Company (KOTC) has put its two oldest VLCCs up for sale as part of its ongoing fleet renewal program. The Al Shegaya and Al Salheia were both delivered from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea 20 years ago. The pair are part of a 12-strong VLCC fleet trading for KOTC, which also owns four LPG carriers, 10...
KOTC splashes for four MRs at Hyundai Mipo Tankers

KOTC splashes for four MRs at Hyundai Mipo

April 25th, 20180 Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has signed a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for four medium range product tankers at a total price of $167.6m. The order comes days after Kuwait Petroleum Corp CEO Nizar al-Adsani said the company planned to grow its fleet to 60 vessels, doubling its current size. Delivery of...
KOTC tanker fleet set to double through to 2040 Tankers

KOTC tanker fleet set to double through to 2040

April 24th, 20180 Kuwait has outlined plans to more than double its tanker fleet by 2040. Kuwait Petroleum Corp CEO Nizar al-Adsani, speaking at the Middle East Petroleum and Gas conference in Abu Dhabi yesterday, said the aim was to grow subsidiary Kuwait Oil Tanker Co’s (KOTC) fleet to 60 ships from its current total of 28. Most of the expansion...
KOTC orders VLCC at Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Tankers

KOTC orders VLCC at Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry

March 16th, 20180 State-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has signed a shipbuilding contract with China’s CSIC-affiliated Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for the construction of a 318,000 dwt VLCC. The total value of the contract is $79.7m and delivery of the vessel is expected take place at the end of 2020. KOTC currently operates a feet...
KOTC orders three VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries Gas

KOTC orders three VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries

January 25th, 20180 Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has signed shipbuilding contracts with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of three very large gas carriers as part of its fleet optimisation plans. The total price of the deal is $213.36m and the first vessel is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. KOTC...
Tristar gets $100m investment from Kuwait Tankers

Tristar gets $100m investment from Kuwait

November 10th, 20170 Kuwait-based Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) has bought a $100m equity stake in UAE-based Tristar Group. Tristar will use the funds to expand its business, it said in a release. Following GIC’s investment in Tristar, the company will be owned by Agility, GIC and the founder and chief executive of the Tristar Group, Eugene Mayne...
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