Mutriba Enters KOTC Fleet

The fourth and final 31,445GT Product Tanker Mutriba, built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. (HMD) as part of a series of vessels being constructed for the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company S.A.K. (KOTC) was officially delivered to KOTC at a ceremony held in Kuwait on October 20, 2014.

The Mutriba is the fourth and final Product Tanker to be constructed by HMD as part of this series under ClassNK Rules and Regulations and in line with KOTC’s standards on safety and environmental performance.

The Mutriba, along with the other vessels in the series, is fitted with ballast water treatment systems and possesses an Inventory of Hazardous Material. The series is also the first in the world to be constructed in line with the ClassNK Guideline for Noise and Vibration, and delivered with the ClassNK notations “Noise and Vibration Comfort (NVC)” and “Mechanical Vibration Awareness (MVA).”