George Prokopiou’s Dynacom Tankers Management is expanding its tanker shipbuilding program with a new order for four VLCCs at Hengli Shipbuilding.
Guangdong Songfa Ceramics Co., Ltd. (Songfa) has revealed the signing of a shipbuilding contract for four 306,000-dwt very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and one LR2 crude oil/product tanker with its subsidiary, Hengli Shipbuilding (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
In a Shanghai stock exchange announcement on Jan. 17, the company confirmed that its subsidiary Hengli Shipbuilding signed the contracts on January 15, 2026.
The deliveries for the four 306,000-dwt VLCCs, it said, will be made successively in the second half of 2028.
The announcement disclosed that the counterparty is a company under Greece’s Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd.
Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd. (DTM) is a shipping enterprise with significant influence in the maritime sector, specializing in the operation of tankers carrying crude oil and clean oil products.
Another 114,000-dwt LR2 crude oil/product tanker has been contracted with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2027. The counterparty to this contract is a well-known European shipowner.
This marks the second new shipbuilding contract announced by Guangdong Songfa Ceramics Co., Ltd. (Songfa) since the start of 2026. Previously, on January 15, the company confirmed that its subsidiary Hengli Shipbuilding has signed contracts for two 306,000-dwt very large crude carriers (VLCC). The delivery is expected to take place in the second half of 2028.
The announcement disclosed that the counterparty is a company under Seatankers Management. Its primary business encompasses tanker transportation, offshore vessel operations, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation.
