Singapore’s MAC Shipping has revealed that it has ordered four duplex stainless steel chemical tankers from Xin Jiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, which are expected to be delivered from 2026 onwards, marking the owner’s first newbuilding project.
New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry recently cut steel for the first 25900DWT duplex stainless steel chemical tanker, built for MAC SHIPPING. The vessel is built with an LOA of 158.98m, width of 27m, design draft of 9.5 m, speed of 14 knots, and is driven by a low-speed diesel engine with a power of 5CKW and an FPP system.
The vessel is designed and built strictly in accordance with the specifications of ABS, and with a double hull, double bottom, one complete continuous freeboard deck and forecastle, poop with accommodation deckhouse, transom stern with one hanged rudder as well as bulbous bow. The vessel has been designed with environmental protection and energy saving in mind and is equipped with advanced energy saving devices to meet the requirements of EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) Stage 3. The vessel is suitable for the carriage of kinds of IMO II & III chemicals and Annex I oil cargos, with a maximum cargo density of 2.0t/m³, fully meeting the needs of Singapore MAC Shipping Pte LTD for a diversified, efficient, and safe vessel.
The 25,900 tons ocean-going duplex stainless steel chemical tanker is the largest high-end stainless steel chemical tanker project undertaken by Jiangxi Province. Its smooth steel cutting marks the new Jiangzhou Shipbuilding Industry officially entered the field of high-end chemical tanker construction.
