# APC wins MarineLINE tanker recoating contract with Sterling Ocean Shipping

Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has begun work on a recoating programme for Sterling Ocean Shipping, recoating six 25,000 DWT tankers with MarineLINE coating. The first vessel, ALFRED N, is being recoated at Yeosu Shipyard in South Korea.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-05-27
- Where: Yeosu Shipyard, South Korea, South Korea
- Status: under construction
- Products: MarineLINE coating
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Advanced Polymer Coatings](https://endata.com/companies/34001.md) (supplier)
- [Sterling Ocean Shipping](https://endata.com/companies/92161.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [polarismediapr.com](https://polarismediapr.com/2026/05/27/apc-seals-marineline-tanker-recoating-contract-with-sterling-ocean-shipping/), 2026-05-27: "It is the first contract APC has sealed with Sterling Ocean, which operates a global fleet of product and chemical products."

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