The vessel, measuring 195.3 metres in length, 32.2 metres in width and 17.8 metres in height and having a draught of 12 metres, was commissioned by the Latvian Shipping Company from Riga.
It is the third of the 10 tankers, worth about USD350 million in all, which the Rijeka shipyard will build for the Latvian company.
The Croatian shipyard has been commissioned to build 16 ships, worth about USD660 million overall, by 2010.