Denmark’s Simonsen orders eight chemical tankers in China

Danish owner Rederiet MH Simonsen has contracted for eight stainless steel chemical tankers at the reborn Chinese yard, New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding. The Svendborg-based company will see the 6,800 dwt IMO type II vessels equipped with a methanol dual-fuel system and an independent energy storage unit. The family-owned business was established nearly a century ago and …

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