ON APRIL 12, YANGZI MITSUI SHIPBUILDING, A SUBSIDIARY OF YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING GROUP, SUCCESSFULLY SIGNED AND DELIVERED THE SECOND 40,000 CUBIC METER DUAL-FUEL LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS/LIQUID AMMONIA CARRIER "GASCHEM AMERICA" BUILT BY HARTMANN IN GERMANY.
Mr. Ulrich Adami, Executive Director of the Board of Directors of HARTMANN, Mr. Song Shuming, Deputy General Manager of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and General Manager of Yangzi Mitsui, and Mr. Shinichi Nakao, Assistant General Manager of Yangzi Mitsui, signed the delivery documents on behalf of the company.
Godmother Ms. Ni Weifang, Vice President of China CITIC Bank Suzhou Branch, Mr. Ulrich Adami, Executive Director of the Board of Directors of HARTMANN, Mr. Jan-Lars Kruse, Commercial Director of the Board of Directors, Mr. Ionut Cornea, Newbuilding Manager, Mr. Long Yefei, Regional Manager of Greater China, Mr. Shi Yonglin, Manager of Jiangyin Station of DNV Classification Society, Mr. Gu Wei, President of Taicang Branch of China CITIC Bank, Mr. Shin'ichi Inoue and Mr. Naoya Sumita, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Mr. Tian Ye, Mr. Ding Jianwen, Deputy General Manager of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, Mr. Song Shuming, Deputy General Manager of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and General Manager of Yangzi Mitsui, Mr. Yuji Ishimaru, CFO of Yangzi Mitsui, Mr. Mitsuro Tamura, COO, Mr. Chen Guoqiang, Deputy General Manager and Mr. Shinichi Nakao, Assistant General Manager, as well as representatives of various partners and employees attended the naming and handover ceremony.
At the ceremony, Mr. Song Shuming, representative of Yangzi Mitsui, said: "Today we jointly ushered in the celebratory moment of the naming and delivery of Hartmann's second 40,000 cubic meter dual-fuel LPG/liquid ammonia carrier. Special thanks to the Hartmann team for their help and support, to the DNV classification society that worked closely with us, and to every YI-Mitsui employee who contributed to this vessel.
"Yangzi Mitsui is committed to building more high-quality green and clean energy ships for shipowners, and is determined to become the safest and most professional clean energy gas ship builder. We will work closely with ship owners, classification societies and our partners to improve safety and quality standards in ship construction. Through new projects, we will continue to deepen the win-win partnership between the two sides. ”
On behalf of Mr. Ulrich Adami, Hartmann said: "The successful delivery of this vessel is the result of the collaboration of an experienced design team, a highly skilled and pragmatic shipyard, a professional and authoritative classification society and the world's best supervision team. This is the world's second semi-cooled and semi-pressurized 40,000 cubic meter LPG/ammonia carrier, and her contemporary, "GASCHEM EUROPE", has proven the high efficiency of this environmentally friendly LPG/ammonia carrier. At the same time, we are very proud to continue to work with Yangzi Mitsui Shipbuilding to carry out new cooperation!"
Ms. Ni Weifang, godmother, said: "China CITIC Bank Suzhou Branch has been cooperating with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group since 2007 and has been working with Yangzi Mitsui since 2020. In the future, we will fully unleash the potential energy of CITIC Group's resources, support Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and Yangzi Mitsui to refine their main business and deepen their professionalism, consolidate their competitive advantages in traditional fields, expand support for the company, and provide all-round financial services, so as to help Yangzijiang stride towards the goal of "the world's best shipyard". ”
GODMOTHER, MS. NI WAIFANG, NAMED THE NEW SHIP "GASCHEM AMERICA" AND THREW CHAMPAGNE. Firecrackers and fireworks rang out, whistles resonated, and dragons and lions danced together. I wish the new ship and the crew a safe voyage, bring honor to the builder, and bring good luck and wealth to the shipowner.
"GASCHEM AMERICA" is the second 40,000 cubic meter dual-fuel LPG/liquid ammonia carrier built by Yangzi Mitsui, which is listed in DNV and carries the Liberian flag. The construction period of the vessel is about 12.5 months, which is 3 months ahead of the contract delivery date. The ship officially started its maiden voyage on April 16.