Tue 29 Mar 2011, 08:08 GMT

Petrobras tanker supplying off São Luís


Vessel begins carrying out deliveries of intermediate fuel oil and marine gasoil in Maranhão.



Brazilian bunker supplier Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) S.A. has announced that a new tanker named Sea Emperor has commenced operating off São Luís, located in the northern state of Maranhão.

The vessel, which has a total capacity of 12,500 tonnes, is able to load 11,000 tonnes of intermediate fuel oil (IFO) and 1,500 tonnes of marine gasoil (MGO).

Petrobras said that the Sea Emperor will load product in Itaqui and that deliveries will be carried out in the following anchorage areas of São Luís and Itaqui:

AreaWaypointLat SLong W
3 A 02º 08,3’ 044º 08,7’
3 B 02º 10,9’ 044º 09,0’
3 C 02º 12,1’ 044º 10,0’
3 D 02º 12,1 044º 11,0
4 A 02º 19,2’ 044º 12,2’
4 B 02º 21,4’ 044º 09,8’
4 C 02º 24,4’ 044º 12,8’
4 D 02º 27,4’ 044º 17,2’
4 E 02º 26,6’ 044º 19,4’
5 A 02º 22,2’ 044º 20,3’
5 B 02º 25,0’ 044º 21,3’
5 C 02º 24,4’ 044º 22,2’
5 D 02º 20,1’ 044º 20,4’


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