Bahri adds Alanood carrier to dry-bulk fleet

The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia’s (Bahri) boosted its dry-bulk fleet with the addition of newbuild Alanood carrier.

Bahri said it took delivery of its new dry-bulk carrier ‘Alanood’ on Aug. 31, making it the second newbuild vessel to join the company’s fleet this year. The Kamsarmax-class carrier lifts the number of Bahri’s dry-bulk fleet to seven, cementing its reputation as a leading regional player in the bulk shipping industry.

Alanood is also the second ship received as part of the agreement signed between Bahri business unit Bahri Dry Bulk and South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. (HMD) in August 2017 to build and deliver four new dry-bulk carriers by 2020.

The new vessel was built by Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding (HVS), a subsidiary of HMD, and takes the total tally of Bahri’s wide-ranging vessels to 88, including 41 VLCCs, 34 chemical and product tankers, 7 dry-bulk carriers, and 6 ro-ro ships. A further 10 chemical tankers, 2 dry-bulk carriers, and a VLCC are currently under development.

“We are confident that Alanood will give us enhanced operational flexibility and efficiency to meet the needs of our customers around the world and enable us to boost our contribution to the smooth functioning of global supply chains whose importance was underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Abdullah Aldubaikhi, CEO of Bahri, said.