On April 11, Chongqing Chuandong Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd,(Chuandong Shipbuilding Industry) a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), delivered the first 11,300 DWT stainless steel chemical tanker “Dongbai” to the shipowner two months ahead of schedule. The construction period of “Dongbai” was 16 months, creating the shortest construction period in the history of the first stainless steel chemical tanker built in CSSC.
“Dongbai” has an overall length of 131.7m, beam of 20.2m, depth of 10.5m and structural draught of 7.7m with a deadweight of 11,300 tons. The stainless steel chemical tanker is designed to sail at 13.5 knots, classed by CCS and flagged in China. The internal surface of the cargo hold is made of 2205 duplex stainless steel, making it a product oil/chemical tanker suitable for global voyage. It meets Tier III emission requirements and obtains G-EP (GPR), which is a new generation of high-end stainless steel chemical tanker with leading technology and green environmental protection.
Chuandong Shipbuilding Industry is one of the earliest shipyards in China to build chemical tankers, and has built more than 60 small and medium-sized chemical tankers of different types for major global chemical tanker owners, and has rich experience in chemical tanker construction. From 2004 to 2010, Chuandong Shipbuilding Industry successively built and delivered 6 stainless steel chemical tankers of 3,000 to 9,000 DWT for SC Shipping (Shanghai), Co., Ltd, which opened the precedent of building 10,000 DWT ships in Southwest China. In August 2022, the two parties signed a contract for the construction of two 11,300 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers, which is a renewed cooperation between the two parties.