Pre-qualification of Shipbuilders for construction of VLGC (LPG),VLCC and MR Tankers
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company, a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announces the opening of the shipyard pre-qualification process for the design, construction and delivery of three (3) Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC), one (1) Very large Crude Carrier (VLCC) and four (4) Medium Range (MR) tankers with the principal features given in the table below:
Principal Dimensions for the vessels:
| Types of vessel |
VLGC |
VLCC | MR |
| Type of Cargoes | Butane, Propane | Crude oil /Fuel oil | Dirty and Clean Petroleum Products |
|
Cargo Tanks Volume (100 %) m3 | 82,000 ~ 84,000 | As per design | As per design |
|
Number of Cargo Tanks | 4 x Independent tanks | Market standard, with three (3) grades of cargos | Six (6) Grades of Cargos |
|
Summer Draft Moulded (m) | Max.12.00 | Market Standard | Market Standard |
|
Deadweight on Summer Draft (tons) | As per design | 317,000MT | 50,000MT |
|
LOA (m) | Max. 230.0 | Market standard | Max.186 meters |
|
Breadth Moulded (m) | 36.6 ~ 37.2 | Market standard | Market standard |
|
Speed at Design Draft (knots) | 16 ~ 17 | 14 Knots | 15 Knots |
|
Endurance (nautical miles) | Approx. 20,000 | Approx. 28,000 | Min 15,000 |
|
Fuel Consumption at normal output | As per design | As per design | As per design |
Shipyards with experience in Shipbuilding ( Oil Tankers or Gas Carriers) during the last ten (10) years and interested to participate are cordially requested to register by filling in the applications and forms within one (1) month from the day of this announcement.
Submissions to be made to the following e-mail address no later than
20th of December 2016.
All clarifications to be addressed one (1) week prior to the submission deadline, to the above e-mail address or
fax numbers
+965-24625183 +965-24625025 +965-24913597.
Note:
Applicants to submit separate application and questionnaire for each type of ship for which shipbuilder wishes to be
pre-qualified.