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High-Seas Bunkering Quadruples Seychelles Sales
A tanker offering offshore bunkering off the Seychelles islands near Madagascar more than quadrupled its sales between 2011 and 2012, rising from 6.4 million litres to 29.8 million litres, according to a press release published by the Seychelles Tourism Board.
The MT Seychelles Paradise, owned by the Seychelles Petroleum Company Ltd. (SEYPEC), provides bunkering to ships passing through the Indian Ocean, travelling as far as 800 miles from port to reach ships as they travel through.
"The well equipped MT Seychelles Paradise oil tanker has revolutionized the business model of offshore bunkering within and outside the country's Economic Exclusive Zone" said SEYPEC CEO Conrad Benoiton.
The ship, delivered from the Lindenau GmBH shipyard in Kiel, Germany in October 2009, was designed to maximise fuel efficiency with optimised ship lines, large propellers, and high operational flexibility.
In addition to supplying fuel to ships at anchor or on the high seas, it transports oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the Seychelles Inner Island of Praslin.
With piracy a concern in the area, the ship's staff say they "continue to ensure that all necessary security measures are in place to protect the vessel on high seas."
