The Chinese shipyard DSIC has received orders for the construction of 14 oil tankers

The total amount of contracts reaches $1.8 billion.
The Chinese shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, together with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., has signed contracts for the construction of 6 VLCC oil supertankers running on conventional fuel and 4 similar vessels running on liquefied natural gas, the Chinese website iMarine reports.
Both contracts include a construction option (if confirmed) two more ships each. Thus, the total number of tankers will be 14 units. The transfer of vessels into operation will begin from the end of 2026.
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation reported on February 7 that the total value of these contracts is approaching 12.939 billion yuan ($1.8 billion).
Together with the latest orders for the construction of VLCC tankers, the total value of DSIC’s order portfolio amounted to about 15 billion yuan ($2.1 billion). In January 2024, the shipyard signed a contract for the construction of six tankers with a deadweight of 110 thousand tons.