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2017 February 7   15:34

Bahri adds 37th VLCC (AMJAD) to its multipurpose fleet of 84 vessels

Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, today announced that ‘AMJAD’, a 300,000 DWT Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea, has become the latest addition to its growing fleet of 84 vessels of various types.
 
Bahri took delivery of the VLCC, its 37th, built to the latest environmental and fuel-efficient technical specifications, in a ceremony held at HHI’s Mokpo shipyard in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Bahri CEO, Ibrahim Al-Omar, Hyundai Heavy Industries’ President and CEO, M. K. Yoon and President and COO, Sam H. Ka, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to South Korea, H.E. Riyad Almubaraky, Bahri Oil President, Naser Al-Abdulkareem, and other senior officials from both organizations attended the special two-day celebrations.

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