The tankers are to be built at COSCO Nantong Shipyard and are expected to be delivered in 2010 and 2011.
The 18 conversion contracts valued at US$250 million were secured by Cosco Nantong Shipyard, Cosco Dalian Shipyard, Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard and Cosco Guangzhou Shipyard. They were awarded by customers from the Americas, China, Greece, Hong Kong, India and Korea