Pritchard-Gordon Tankers newbuild order at Jinling ShipyardPritchard-Gordon Tankers newbuild order at Jinling Shipyard

As part of its fleet renewal programme the tanker company has ordered two 10,600 dwt product tankers from Jinling Shipyard in November 2023, which are expected to be delivered in the first half of 2025.

 The new deal brings the total product tanker order placed by Pritchard-Gordon Tankers from Jinling to three plus one. 

Richard Groves, Newbuilding Manager at Pritchard Gordon Tankers, said, “The tanker industry is under intense pressure to reduce its carbon footprint and we are committed to building an efficient fleet with greater flexibility for new sustainable technologies and future fuels.”

In addition to the use of methanol fuel, the vessel also utilises the latest environmental protection and emission reduction technologies. 

Pritchard-Gordon Tankers and Wärtsilä have inked contract for supplying an integrated propulsion package for the new vessel includes the high-performance and fuel flexible Wärtsilä 32 main engine, as well as gearbox, shaft generator system, controllable pitch propeller, the Wärtsilä EnergoPac efficiency rudder, the Wärtsilä ProTouch propulsion control system, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, and an Open Water lubricated sterntube.