Kuwaiti aframax ships first petrol cargo from giant new African refinery

An aframax tanker has loaded the first cargo of petrol from Nigeria’s giant Dangote refinery as its fuel unit ramps up production.

The 120,700-dwt Sabaek (built 2003), owned by Sabaek General Trading of Kuwait, left the terminal near Lagos with about 500,000 barrels of fuel on 24 October, according to a port report cited by Bloomberg.

The vessel reached anchorage off Lagos on Sunday, where it remained on Monday, AIS data shows.