Dubai-based Tristar Group, a fully integrated liquid logistics solutions provider, has announced the addition of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, Tristar Ruby, to its shipping fleet.

Formerly known as the British Ruby, the tanker will be the first LNG vessel to be added to the Tristar fleet of 30 ocean-going tankers, said a statement from the company.

The tanker will be on a long-term time charter with BP Shipping, it added.
 
The vessel was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2008 and has a cargo carriage capacity of 155,000 cu m. It has been chartered by BP Shipping since delivery and trades worldwide.

The tanker will be technically managed by Wilhelmsen Ship Management and commercially operated by Tristar.
 
Tristar Group CEO Eugene Mayne said: "As a group, we are extremely excited with this new opportunity to expand our presence into LNG shipping and look forward to strengthening and growing this new relationship with BP with a strong commitment to safety in operations and high standards of service and excellence."

Tristar is a global integrated energy logistics business which offers end to end fuel logistics solutions to blue-chip clients including international and national oil companies and international non-government organizations (NGOs).

Its integrated energy logistics platform spans road and maritime transportation, specialised warehousing, fuel farms, commercial aviation refuelling and remote fuel supply operations, it added.-TradeArabia News Service