CSSC Guangzhou Longxue Shipbuilding has signed a contract with compatriot Shanghai NorthSea Shipping to build a new 115,000-dwt tanker.
Newbuilding price and delivery schedule are yet to be revealed.
The shipbuilder has intellectual property rights on the ship type.
It also has intellectual property rights on 308,000-dwt VLCC, 320,000-dwt VLCC and 76,000-dwt tanker.
With the rare tanker newbuilding order for its own-developed ship type, Guangzhou Longxue expects to win more new orders down the road.