The first chemical tanker of MR type has been laid down at the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex. This is the main vessel in a series of 3 tankers which are already being constructed at Zvezda.
NYK Bulkship Pte. Ltd., an NYK Group company based in Singapore, has signed a long-term time charter contract with Waterfront Shipping Company Limited (WFS) for two newly built chemical carriers.
Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced that Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire five chemical tankers from Chemical Transportation Group (CTG) for trading in the Stolt Tankers Joint Service.
Bahri signed a new agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard which owns one of the largest state-of-the-art shipyards in the world, to build ten 49,999-dwt Medium Range (MR) chemical tankers.
Stena Bulk is presenting a prototype of the next-generation product and chemical tanker, the IMOFlexMAX, which will be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 25% compared to modern product tankers.
Tankers are mainly classified on the basis of their purpose and size. Find out an extensive list of various types of tanker ships inside the article.
ABS released new guidance and software to assist chemical tanker owners, operators and shipyards: the ABS Guide for Materials and Welding for Stainless Steels and ABS CHEM software.
Subdued ordering and a narrowing in the tonnage supply-demand gap from late 2018 is expected to support a recovery in the chemical shipping market, according to Drewry.