Recently, Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. has successfully signed a contract for the construction of two 319,000 dwt ultra-large tankers with Trafigura. The tankers will be delivered in the third quarter of 2026.
The two ultra-large tankers will be designed with advanced technology to meet the latest IMO standards for environmental protection and energy efficiency, and will be built in strict accordance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.
Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry mainly focuses on two major types of ships, namely bulk carriers and liquid cargo carriers, as well as offshore products. Bulk carriers such as 38Kdwt-208Kdwt various ship types, liquid cargo ships series from MR, LR1, LR2, Suezmax, VLCC tankers full series. The two ultra-large tankers undertaken this time will further demonstrate the shipyard’s expertise in large liquid cargo carriers construction.
Headquartered in Singapore, Trafigura is one of the world’s leading independent multinational commodity trading and logistics companies specializing in base metals, energy and oil. As one of the world’s largest traders of metals and minerals, Trafigura sources, stores, blends and delivers basic raw materials and bulk commodities worldwide. In 2020, the group traded a total of 268 million tons of petroleum and petroleum products, and was ranked 27th in the Fortune Global 500 ranking.