On April 25th, Primeco Navigation Limited (originally established as Hongtong Shipping) and Zhoushan Dashenzhou Shipbuilding held ceremony for three 13,000 DWT stainless steel chemical tankers for keel laying, steel cutting and signing.
The first 13,000 DWT stainless steel chemical tanker (WZ2301) was formally laid keel, and the hull structure of the vessel with modernized construction technology made its debut; the second vessel (WZ2302) was kicked off construction, and the automated production line equipped with intelligent system was launched, marking that the new generation of energy-saving chemical tankers formally entered into construction; the third 13,000 DWT stainless steel chemical tanker (WZ2305) was successfully contracted, clarifying the mechanism of “Design-Build-Operate” full-cycle collaboration.
Primeco is a comprehensive service platform of maritime ship operation and management. The main business covers four aspects of commercial management, ship operation and management, ship technical management and asset management, focusing on the operation and management of oil and chemical tankers, liquefied natural gas carriers, bulk carriers and other types of vessels at home and abroad. The company links and integrates various shipping resources to be the professional maritime service solution provider.
As a modern shipyard, Dashenzhou Shipbuilding covers an area of more than 300,000 square meters and has facilities including 800 meters of deep-water shoreline and 80,000-ton dry dock. The shipyard seamlessly integrates ship research, design, repair and construction capabilities, equipped with intelligent block workshops and a comprehensive digital inspection center, providing replicable localized solutions for high-end shipbuilding.
The cooperation on the three chemical tankers is a model of complementary advantages and resource sharing between the two parties. The cooperation between the two parties will break through the traditional model and promote the upgrading of chemical tanker construction and operation standards through technical collaboration and resource integration.