Vela International Marine

Vela International Marine Limited
Native name	Arabic: فيلا
Founded	1984; 40 years ago
Headquarters	Armada Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Parent	Bahri

Vela International Marine Limited (Arabic: فيلا) is a Bahri-owned company. Vela, established in 1984, currently owns 29 oil tankers most of which are very large crude carriers (VLCCs).

Vela International Marine's ship the MV Sirius Star was hijacked by Somali pirates on 15 November 2008^[1] and released 9 January 2009 after a $3 million ransom was paid.^[2]

Vela was owned by Saudi Aramco but was sold to Bahri for $1.3 billion 2012.^[3]

The Vela Fleet

The current fleet consists of:^[4]

Albutain Star --319,500 DWT
Aldebaran Star --97,000 DWT
Almizan Star --319,500 DWT
Alnasl Star --49,000 DWT
Altair Star --49,000 DWT
Alphard Star-- 301,800 DWT
Altarf Star --49,000 DWT
Antares Star --319,400 DWT
Aries Star -- 317,000 DWT
Capricorn Star -- 317,000 DWT
Gemini Star-- 301,800 DWT
Homan Star-- ^[5]
Janah Star --319,500 DWT^[6]
Leo Star -- 317,000 DWT
Markab Star --301,500 DWT
Mirfak Star-- 301,500 DWT
Perkhad Star --301,500 DWT
Phoenix Star--291,400 DWT
Pisces Star -- 317,000 DWT
Polaris Star --301,500 DWT
Saiph Star --318,000 DWT
Serius Star --319,500 DWT
Shaula Star-- 301,500 DWT
Manifa -- 318,000 DWT.
Suhail Star-- 301,800 DWT
Vega Star --319,500 DWT
Virgo Star -- ^[5]
Zaurak Star --49,000 DWT

Vela International Marine Limited is ranked the sixth largest VLCC owner in the world:^{[citation needed]}

1,100 Employees Worldwide.
1,000 Voyages/Year.
Own & Operate 26 Tankers.
22 VLCC Vessels: 2.1 MM BBL/Voyage.
One Aframax Tanker: 0.6 MM BBL/Voyage.
Four Medium Rang Tankers: 0.3 MM BBL/Voyage.
Vela Transports 3 MM BBL/Day, 83% Internationally, 17% Domestically.

References

^ McCann, Sarah More (2008-11-17). "Somali pirates attack tanker loaded with oil". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
^ "Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia'". BBC News. January 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
^ "Saudi Aramco sells Vela International Marine Limited". Maritime Connector. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-09-11.
^ "Vela.ae".
^ ^a ^b http://home.aramco.com.sa/html/show_news_details.asp?key=34107 ^{[dead link‍]}
^ http://www.aramcoexpats.com/Articles/Pipeline/Saudi-Aramco-News/Dhahran-Media/3655.aspx ^{[dead link‍]}

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[1] McCann, Sarah More (2008-11-17). "Somali pirates attack tanker loaded with oil". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

[2] "Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia'". BBC News. January 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

[3] "Saudi Aramco sells Vela International Marine Limited". Maritime Connector. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-09-11.

[fleet-4] "Vela.ae".

[news-5] ttp://home.aramco.com.sa/html/show_news_details.asp?key=34107 ^{[dead link‍]}

[6] ttp://www.aramcoexpats.com/Articles/Pipeline/Saudi-Aramco-News/Dhahran-Media/3655.aspx ^{[dead link‍]}

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