On April 19th, China Shipbuilding Dalian Shipbuilding and Malaysia International Shipping Company MISC Group's oil tanker company AET signed a construction contract for two liquid ammonia dual fuel powered Aframax tankers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dalian Shipbuilding Deputy General Manager He Xu, MISC Group General Manager and CEO Rajalingam Subramaniam, AET Company General Manager and CEO Zahid Osman and other leaders attended the signing ceremony. Representatives of both parties sign the construction contract.

This newly signed project is the world's first liquid ammonia fuel powered oil tanker order, and also another leading product of Dalian Shipbuilding after the world's first LNG dual fuel powered VLCC and the world's first methanol dual fuel powered VLCC. This project has complete independent intellectual property rights and is a concentrated reflection of Dalian Shipbuilding's strong strength in green, environmentally friendly, and efficient ship design and construction, demonstrating its comprehensive strength throughout the entire process from research and development, design to construction. The achievement also marks a new level of innovation and competitiveness for China Shipbuilding Group in the field of shipbuilding industry. It is not only an important milestone in the development of China's shipbuilding industry, but also a strong proof of China's position and influence in the global shipbuilding field. Looking ahead to the future, China Shipbuilding Group will continue to drive innovation and lead the green development trend of the global shipbuilding industry.

This signing has breakthrough significance for both the shipbuilding and shipping industries. In the shipping industry, it profoundly demonstrates the firm determination and extraordinary courage of shipowners to deepen their development in the field of zero carbon shipping. Against the backdrop of increasing global environmental demands, shipowners choosing the cutting-edge technology of liquid ammonia fuel powered oil tankers is undoubtedly a positive response and strong promotion to the future trend of green and low-carbon development in the shipping industry. In the shipbuilding industry, it marks an important breakthrough for China in the field of green shipbuilding, setting a new benchmark for the green development of the global shipbuilding industry.

This cooperation is the first time that MISC Group has cooperated with China Shipbuilding Group, and the successful signing of the project has also opened a new journey of mutual trust and cooperation between the two parties. In the future, Dalian Shipbuilding will join hands with MISC and AET to face challenges, plan development together, and continue to expand cooperation in subsequent projects. Dalian Shipbuilding will adhere to the pursuit of first-class product quality, adhere to meticulous design and optimization, deliver global first production projects on time and with quality assurance, and write a satisfactory answer sheet for customers.

This type of ship has a total length of about 250 meters, a width of 44 meters, a depth of 21.2 meters, and a carrying capacity of about 113000 tons. It adopts the latest self-developed ship design, with superior energy consumption indicators, cargo carrying capacity, adaptability, and other performance. This type of ship is equipped with Win-GD liquid ammonia dual fuel power main engine, with emission standards meeting IMO Tier III and EEDI Phase III requirements. Liquid ammonia is used as the main fuel, which can effectively reduce carbon and sulfur oxide emissions.