Xin Pu Yang Explained

Xin Pu Yang is an oil tanker designed and built by the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. She was laid down on 8 September 2008, launched on 19 June 2009 and completed on 7 January 2010. With a deadweight tonnage of 309,362 tons and a gross tonnage of 161,488 she was at the time of her completion the largest tanker built in China. She is 333 meters long and 60 meters wide.^{[1] [2]}

The ship is owned and operated by COSCO Shipping Tanker (Shanghai) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: China's largest oil tanker set to sail. 2010-01-14. China Daily. 2019-12-04.
2. Web site: Xin Pu Yang. Balticshipping.com. 2019-12-04.
3. Web site: Fleet Search - INTERTANKO . www.intertanko.com . 2019-12-04.
4. Web site: COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. - Company Profile . en.energy.coscoshipping.com . 2019-12-04.
5. Web site: Oil trader Unipec resumes bookings of COSCO-owned tankers: sources . 2019-10-29 . Reuters . en . 2019-12-04.