Vela International Marine Limited (Arabic: فيلا) is a Saudi Aramco-owned company headquartered on the 28th floor of Armada Towers building no. 2 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 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 and released 9 January 2009 after a $3 million ransom was paid.
The current fleet consists of:
Albutain Star --319,500 DWTAldebaran Star --97,000 DWTAlmizan Star --319,500 DWTAlnasl Star --49,000 DWTAltair Star --49,000 DWTAlphard Star-- 301,800 DWTAltarf Star --49,000 DWTAntares Star --319,400 DWTAries Star -- 317,000 DWTCapricorn Star -- 317,000 DWTGemini Star-- 301,800 DWTHoman Star-- Janah Star --319,500 DWTLeo Star -- 317,000 DWTMarkab Star --301,500 DWTMirfak Star-- 301,500 DWTPerkhad Star --301,500 DWTPhoenix Star--291,400 DWTPisces Star -- 317,000 DWTPolaris Star --301,500 DWTSaiph Star --318,000 DWTSerius Star --319,500 DWTShaula Star-- 301,500 DWTSirius Star -- 318,000 DWT.Suhail Star-- 301,800 DWTVega Star --319,500 DWTVirgo Star -- Zaurak Star --49,000 DWTVela International Marine Limited is ranked the sixth largest VLCC owner in the world:
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.
