RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s shipping giant, Bahri, has expanded its Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) fleet to 42 with the addition of its first ‘gas ready’ vessel, named ‘Rayah’, it said today in a statement.
The tanker that can run on gas is built by International Maritime Industries (IMI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at the latter’s shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. Bahri signed a SR371 million ($98.9 million) contract signed in September 2019 to build it.
The construction of the vessel marks the successful completion of IMI’s first VLCC project, the statement said.