Jiangnan Shipyard to Build Two More VLECs to ABS Class for Tianjin Southwest Maritime
ABS Secures all Six Vessels in Phase 2 Order, Highlighting Global Leadership Position in the VLEC Sector(SHANGHAI) Two new 98,000 cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) ordered by Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM) are to be built to ABS Class by Jiangnan Shipyard. The VLECs will be chartered to Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL). The ethane-fueled VLECs are the final vessels to be ordered for the six-strong Phase-2 order from STL. A total of 12 VLECs, all classed by ABS, have been ordered for the trade from U.S. to China to support STL’s facility in Jiangsu province. The