Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade
Mehdi Ghazanfari announced today in Tehran that the first of the four Aframax
tankers being built in Iran for Venezuela’s national oil company will be delivered
in October. Aframax
ships are oil tankers smaller than 120,000 metric tons deadweight (DWT) with a
breadth of above 32.31 meters. Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) is the
manufacturer of the ships.
To view the photos of Iran's Aframax oil tankers in stages of development, please click here.
Photo credit: Iran’s first domestically built Aframax. (IRNA/Press TV)
2 comments:
Well done !
it is a great achievement
Dariush London
Thanks to Hugo Chavez iranian shipyards will gain valuable experience for construction of large ships and ...warships.
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