On March 31st, the first stainless steel chemical tanker “HengHui 102” built by Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co.,Ltd (Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry) after the reorganization of the company formally started its trial voyage.
It is reported that Henghui 102, as an IMO II category chemical tanker, was designed with full consideration of the special requirements for loading hazardous chemicals such as phenol. Its hull structure is built strictly in accordance with the highest international standards and has the ability to load in compartments.
In addition, the vessel has an inclined bow, a streamlined bulbous bow, and a continuous freeboard deck throughout the vessel. The liquid cargo area adopts double bottom and double hull structure, which greatly improves the safety and stability of the vessel.
Xinjiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry will strive to become the leading enterprise in Ruichang City’s construction of a port-based advanced manufacturing base, as well as the high-end special ship and marine engineering manufacturing base with the strongest technical capabilities and the largest production scale in the middle and upper reaches of the Changjiang River.
According to incomplete statistics, since 2025, Xinjiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry has signed two shipbuilding contracts, namely, an order for two 135-meter duplex stainless steel chemical tankers from Dutch shipowner MERCURIUS SHIPBUILDING B.V. and an order for two 12,000 DWT multipurpose ships from German shipowner CANDLER Schiffahrt GmbH.