Vela International Marine

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 Limited

Native name	Arabic: فيلا
Founded	1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Headquarters	Armada Towers, Dubai , United Arab Emirates
Parent	Bahri

Sirius Star

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

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.
4. "Vela.ae".
5. http://home.aramco.com.sa/html/show_news_details.asp?key=34107 ^{[dead link]}
6. http://www.aramcoexpats.com/Articles/Pipeline/Saudi-Aramco-News/Dhahran-Media/3655.aspx ^{[dead link]}

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