Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) is a Kuwaiti state-owned maritime company specializing in the transportation of crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). It operates as a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), the state-owned holding company responsible for Kuwait's hydrocarbon sector.
History Kuwait Oil Tanker Company was established in 1957 to support Kuwait's oil export operations and to develop a national fleet for maritime transportation.
During the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, a significant portion of the company's fleet was affected. Following the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, KOTC undertook a fleet reconstruction and modernization program.
Operations KOTC provides maritime transportation services including:
Crude oil transportation Refined petroleum product shipping Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transport Bunkering services
The company operates internationally, serving markets in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Fleet As of 2024, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company's fleet consists of crude oil carriers, product tankers, LPG carriers, and bunkering vessels.
Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) Vessel Name Type Year Delivered Al Siddeeq VLCC 2021 Al Kout VLCC 2014 Al Yarmouk VLCC 2014 Al Derwazah VLCC 2014 Al Funtas VLCC 2014 Al Riqqa VLCC 2011 Al Salmi VLCC 2011 Umm Al Aish VLCC 2011 Dar Salwa VLCC 2010 Al Jabriyah II VLCC 2007 Kazimah III VLCC 2006
Product Tankers Vessel Name Type Sifsafah Product Tanker Shegardiah Product Tanker Al Adailiah Product Tanker Al Yamamah Product Tanker Mutriba Product Tanker Al Dasma Product Tanker Kaifan Product Tanker Bubyan Product Tanker Burgan Product Tanker Bneider Product Tanker Bahra Product Tanker Al Salam II Product Tanker Al Soor II Product Tanker
LPG Carriers Vessel Name Type Umm Al Rowaisat LPG Carrier Gas Al Ahmadiah LPG Carrier Gas Al Mubarakiah LPG Carrier Gas Al Negeh LPG Carrier Gas Al Kuwait II LPG Carrier
Bunkering Vessels Vessel Name Type Al Wataniah IV Bunker Vessel Sedra II Bunker Vessel
Ownership KOTC is wholly owned by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, the state-owned energy holding company of Kuwait.
See also Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Energy in Kuwait Oil tanker Maritime transport
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