Second-Hand VLCC Joins Bahris Fleet
Post date: 29.12.2015 , Views: 311
Bahri The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) took delivery of one second-hand Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) purchased in October. The ship in question is Blue Pearl and has been renamed to Kidan. The ship was purchased within a two-ship contract inked on October 27, 2015. The second vessel, Blue Topaz, will be re-named to Weydan, and is scheduled for delivery to Bahri in January 2016. The contract is worth a total of USD 157 million. The VLCC duo was built in 2010 at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and is being bought from DSME’s shipowning arm DK Maritime. The financial impact of both vessels is expected during the first quarter of 2016, Bahri said.