# Shandong Shipping selects APC's MarineLINE coating for new tankers

Shandong Shipping has chosen Advanced Polymer Coatings, Inc. (APC) to supply MarineLINE cargo tank coating for eight 50,000 DWT new build MR product/chemical tankers. The vessels will be built at New Times Shipbuilding Co Ltd in China and chartered by Shell.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-02
- Where: Jingjiang City, China
- Status: announced
- Products: MarineLINE cargo tank coating, chemical tankers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Shell](https://endata.com/companies/351.md) (customer)
- [Shandong Shipping Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/14292.md) (customer)
- [Advanced Polymer Coatings](https://endata.com/companies/34001.md) (supplier)
- [New Times Shipbuilding Co Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/48310.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [wpcia.org](http://www.wpcia.org/news/Shandong%20Shipping%20Chooses%20APC's%20MarineLINE%20Coating%20for%20New%20Build%20Tankers.html), 2020-07-02: "Shandong Shipping specifically recommended the MarineLINE coating to Shell’s technical management team over competitive cargo tank coating alternatives."

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