KOTC offers jobs as fleet of oil tankers sees climb

04/05/2026

KOTC offers jobs as fleet of oil tankers sees climb

KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC) announced job opportunities for Kuwaiti citizens with maritime qualifications and experience to work on board oil tankers. Applications started being received on Sunday, May 3, and will continue until Thursday, May 21. According to official data, KOTC’s Maritime Agency branch received 1,521 oil tankers last year, including 175 Kuwaiti tankers and 1,346 non-Kuwaiti tankers, representing a 4.97 percent increase compared to the previous year. KOTC achieved several milestones during the last fiscal year, from April 2025 to the end of March 2026, most notably a zero rate of fatalities, lost-time injuries, and oil spills.

The company completed its tanker environmental index and a comprehensive database program that includes information on ship hulls, defects, inspections, and paint conditions. KOTC implemented a system to reduce the release of cargo vapors from tanks into the atmosphere. It adopted a plan for each tanker to monitor vessels and minimize emissions, in addition to focusing on maintaining and operating pressure control valves for each tank. A system was also implemented to collect vapors and safely return them to the oil facility during loading.

The company has completed a program to ensure its fleet is free of ozone-depleting substances. KOTC has completed the Ship Energy Efficiency Management (SEEMP) system with NKK. This service includes two programs - EEOI, a system for calculating and analyzing the operational energy efficiency index on board tankers, and data entry via the internet. Implementing the SEEMP program will help encourage the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon emissions that impact the global environment.

KOTC is currently installing fixed and mobile equipment to monitor emissions (sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides), in order to ensure that exhaust gases and fuel emissions comply with international, local, and regional standards and controls, with the aim of reducing harmful emissions. The company is also currently completing emissions monitoring in accordance with the requirements of the Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (CPMP) on all its vessels that consume one percent sulfur fuel in the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) zones. In European ports, the pollution rate is even lower, reaching 0.01 percent.

The company continues to use silicone coating to reduce friction losses and to decrease fuel consumption, energy use, and air pollution. It is worth noting that the company’s fl eet comprises 31 tankers, including 11 Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) dedicated to transporting crude oil, 15 tankers for petroleum products, and 5 tankers for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). During the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, these tankers transported approximately 25.5 million metric tons of crude oil, 5.2 million metric tons of petroleum products, and 2 million metric tons of LPG. Meanwhile, KOTC announced the awarding of a tender for the supply of all types of nautical charts, navigational notices, and publications for its fl eet vessels to a bidder for £3.658 million.

By Najeh Bilal Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff