Hengyi Petrochemical orders MR tanker fleet at GSI May 20, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
China-based petrochemical group Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has ordered up to eight 49,600-ton chemical/product tankers at local Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) shipyard.
As informed, this is the largest single batch medium range (MR) order won by GSI in the past few years.
The agreement between Hengyi Petrochemical, GSI and China Shipbuilding Trading was signed on 18 May 2021, according to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
CSSC said that the next-generation MR tankers were independently developed by GSI for Hengyi.
The units combine energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies.
The latest order brings the total number of ship ordered from China Shipbuilding Trading in the first half of 2021 to 21, including tankers, containerships, roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels and a deep-sea aquaculture platform.
U-Ming invests in Capesize pair February 1, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese bulk carrier company, has ordered two 210,000 dwt bulk carriers from China Shipbuilding Trading Co. and Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industries.
Under the contract, U-Ming has options to buy two more ships potentially bringing the total value of the contract to $200 million, with each vessel priced at $50-55 million.
The delivery of the firm duo is expected in 2023.
The shipping company already has 6 newbuilds on order, according to the data from VesselsValue, including four Capesize vessels at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and two Post Panamax bulkers at Oshima Shipbuilding with deliveries spread across 2022 and 2023.
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding scores 24,000 TEU boxship deal as Chinese builders seal 6 orders for world’s largest ULCVs December 30, 2020, by Jasmina Ovcina
Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group has won a contract to build two 24,000 TEU ultra large containerships, the world’s largest boxships and the largest containerships to be built by the yard.
The ships, being built for an unnamed owner, will feature optimized hull designs, high-efficiency propellers and energy-saving technology. They will meet the EEDI Phase III requirements.
The ships will be fitted with hybrid scrubbers and will run on traditional fuels.