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Raffles Shipping orders six chemical tankers at Jinhai Heavy

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJanuary 16, 2017
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Singapore’s Raffles Shipping International has signed shipbuilding contracts with HNA-affiliated Jinhai Heavy Industry for the construction of six 19,700dwt chemical tankers.

The contract is Jinhai’s first ever chemical tanker order.

The vessels will be classified by Bureau Veritas and deliveries are expected to start from the second half of 2018. Other contract details are not revealed.

Raffles Shipping is a shipping unit of commodity trader Wilmar International. It currently controls a fleet of 56 vessels, of which 38 vessels are chemical tankers.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJanuary 16, 2017
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Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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