# Shandong Shipping selects MarineLINE coating for eight chemical tankers

Shandong Shipping has chosen Advanced Polymer Coatings' MarineLINE cargo tank coating system for a series of eight new-build chemical tankers. Construction will begin at the end of 2020 at New Times Shipbuilding in China, and Shell will charter all eight vessels.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-20
- Where: Jingjiang City, China, 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

- [pcimag.com](https://www.pcimag.com/articles/107690-shandong-shipping-to-line-cargo-tanks-with-marineline-coating), 2020-07-20: "Shandong Shipping specifically recommended the MarineLINE coating to Shell's technical management team over competitive cargo tank coating alternatives because of MarineLINE's long-term performance features."

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