Chemical tanker coating deal

Advanced Polymer Coatings is supplying its MarineLINE tank coating to the Sir James Fisher, the first of two vessels currently under construction for James Fisher and Sons at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard. The project aims to complete this autumn for delivery of the vessel in late 2022.

“APC is delighted to win this work with James Fisher,” said He Liangxing APC’s China manager. “We will apply MarineLINE to the ship’s cargo tanks and provide comprehensive application inspection and heat curing services.”

APC global marine manager, Captain Onur Yildirim, said China is a key market for APC and this deal marks the start of a busy period in the region, with a project under way to apply MarineLINE to a fleet of 50,000 dwt medium-range tankers at the New Times Shipbuilding shipyard in Jingjiang City. The vessels are owned by China’s Shandong Shipping and chartered by Shell as part of its Shell Project Solar programme.

This deal follows the successful completion of an earlier contract with Shandong for APC to apply MarineLINE to eight new 50,000 dwt MR product/chemical tankers for the same programme.

“Over the last two decades, we have coated and repaired a vast range of different chemical tankers in shipyards across China,” said Captain Onur Yildirim.