On April 8th, Shanghai Xingtong Wanbang Shipping Co., Ltd.(Xingtong Wanbang) and Zhoushan Ningshing Ship Building & Repairing Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony for the construction contract of the second 13,000 dwt duplex stainless steel chemical tanker.
It is reported that this 13,000 dwt duplex stainless steel chemical tanker is the second new shipbuilding project initiated by Xingtong Wanbang, and also the second ship built in deepening cooperation with Ningshing Zhoushan Shipbuilding. The signing of this contract marks that the two new shipbuilding projects have formally entered the construction stage.
According to Shanghai Xingtong Wanbang Shipping’s “Progress Announcement on Controlling Subsidiary’s Investment in the Construction of Stainless Steel Chemical Tankers” released on February 8, the contract price of the above 13,000 dwt duplex stainless steel chemical tanker is RMB167 million (including 13% VAT), and it is expected to be delivered on May 28, 2025.
The company said that the investment in the construction of a 13,000-ton duplex stainless steel chemical tanker will further optimize its fleet structure, which is conducive to the expansion of the liquid hazardous materials transportation business, and will help it to better respond to customer demand, provide better transport services and enhance its operational management capabilities and market competitiveness.
The transaction is in line with Xingtong’s strategic development plan, which is conducive to the company’s consolidation of the leading position in domestic liquid chemical transportation and shipping as well as improve its competitiveness in the international market.
Zhoushan Ningshing Ship Building & Repairing Co., Ltd is located in Daishan shipbuilding industrial park in Zhoushan city, which is adjacent to Shanghai and Ningbo and is the forefront of Yangtze River Delta economic zone. Covering an area of 177,000 square meters and having five berths with maximum load of 70,000 tons, Ningshing Zhoushan Shipbuilding is equipped with 200T gantry crane, plasma flame cutting machine and other advanced production and processing machinery equipment.
With a professional high-tech ship construction team, it can undertake the manufacturing of ultra-low temperature refrigerated ships, ocean-going refrigerated ships, ice-enhanced bulk carriers, container barges, dredgers, three-purpose tugs, product tankers, chemical tankers, and ocean-going fishing vessels in accordance with Chinese and foreign classification society specifications and international convention standard. Supplemented by ship maintenance and repair business, the company is committed to building a ship construction & repair base and constantly expand the development space of professional industrialization.