Ningbo Dongfang Shipyard has recently won two newbuilding orders for two 6,500dwt tankers and a 4,500dwt pair from Zhejiang Huayun Shipping and Guangdong Zhanjiang Fuda Shipping, which means the first NOBS ship will be built in China. The newbuilds will be delivered by 2013 and employed in hauling fuel in Singapore and South East Asia routes.
NOBS ship is a brand-new ship type developed by Guangzhou XED Ship Design and has been patented by the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC. It includes for patented ship types: NOBS tanker, NOBS chemical tanker, NOBS bulker and NOBS containership.
The NOBS tanker will hang Singapore flag and classed by BV with signs of GREEN SHIP (I) and EEDI (I). The NOBS design is much more responsive to the new EEDI and SEEMP of IMO and much better in saving costs in construction, operation, maintenance and environmental protection.