Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) is a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). The Company is mainly involved in the ownership and management of tankers engaged in the transport of crude oil, refined petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG). In addition, it also operates a Marine Agency Branch, acting as sole agent of all tankers calling at Kuwait’s sea port and a Gas Branch for the filling and distribution of LPG cylinders for local industry and domestic consumption. As the transportation arm of KPC, it operates, on a commercial basis, a modern balanced fleet of Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), petroleum product tankers and LPG carriers to maintain a strategic coverage of KPC’s oil exports to all corners of the globe. The fleet of KOTC has over the years increased to 16 petroleum product tankers, six crude oil tankers, six liquefied gas tankers, two ship fuel boats and several supply and tug boats.