<p>Elektrans Shipping, a full-service Indian shipping company (previously known as Doehle Danautic) on Wednesday (04 November) has joined hand with Distya Akula, a Suezmax crude oil tanker, led by Shri Pawan Arya and Shri Puneet Arya.<br><br>Daniel Chopra, Managing Director, Elektrans Shipping Pvt Ltd. said, “Acquisition of Distya Akula further consolidates Elektrans’ position as a full service maritime company. We have embarked on an aggressive acquisition plan to increase the ownership fleet size. Besides owning oil and gas tankers, we are watching the dry bulk segment, which holds promise. Such an expansion plan, especially in today’s tough market scenario, demands, in addition to the technical, commercial and human expertise, steadfast leadership and focus”<br><br>The joint company has so far invested $40 Million towards acquisition of vessels to its fleet.<br><br>Distya Akula, Sanskrit for ‘Fortune Transcendental’, has a deadweight tonnage of 149,834 tonnes. It is the third tanker to join the fleet in the past one year, the previous ones being Nu-shi Nalini, a chemical tanker and Distya Pushti, a handysize oil tanker.<br><br>Distya Akula, built by Mitsui Ichihara Engineering and Shipbuilding, Ichihara, Japan is 269 meters long drawing a draft of 17 meters. She has the capacity of carrying a full load of about 149,000 metric tonnes of oil cargoes equivalent to about 6000 oil carrying road trucks of standard size. She has a crew complement of 24. The ship is flying the Indian flag.<br><br>This acquisition puts the company in the distinguished league of large tonnage ship owners and operators in India.<br><br>(BW Online Bureau)</p>
