Shipyard
Wuhu Shipyard has delivered a 6,600-tonne-capacity chemical and product tanker fitted with 12 independent cargo tanks and a DC electric propulsion system. The vessel, hull number W2348, was ordered by Norwegian shipowner RFOcean on 9 January 2025 for USD 20 million and handed over on 5 October 2026.
Union Maritime has ordered nine newbuildings covering Newcastlemax and handysize bulk carriers, plus chemical and petroleum product tankers. The company did not disclose how the vessels are split across the four categories, or name the shipyards, prices, specifications or delivery dates.
SAL Heavy Lift and Wuhu Shipyard signed a memorandum of understanding on 3 September 2026 for five additional 14,600 DWT multipurpose heavy-lift vessels. The deal was announced at SMM 2026 in Hamburg and would extend a partnership that has already delivered the Orca Class series.