GSI delivers Forever Wealth tanker to Nanjing Tanker Corporation

Forever Wealth, a new 49,900 DWT chemical/finished oil tanker built by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in partnership with China Shipbuilding Trading Co was delivered to its owner, Nanjing Tanker Corporation, after a naming ceremony held in Guangzhou's Nansha district on Wednesday.

GSI delivers a new 49,900 DWT chemical/finished oil tanker to its owner, Nanjing Tanker Corporation, on Wednesday in Guangzhou's Nansha district. (Photo: China Daily)

At the naming and delivery ceremony, the China Classification Society (CCS) granted the Statement of Carbon Footprint Compliance for Newbuilding Ship to the new tanker, according to a statement released by GSI on Wednesday. The vessel is GSI's first to obtain this document.

Forever Wealth is GSI's independently developed flagship 16th‑generation MR (medium range) tanker. It is 183 meters long, with a molded breadth of 32.2 meters and a structural draft of 13.2 meters. Its service speed can reach 14.5 knots.

GSI delivers a new 49,900 DWT chemical/finished oil tanker to its owner, Nanjing Tanker Corporation, on Wednesday in Guangzhou's Nansha district. (Photo: China Daily)

Forever Wealth is built with methanol dual‑fuel readiness and meets IMO Tier III emission requirements. It complies with EEDI Phase 3 criteria, and its intelligent energy efficiency management system satisfies the requirements for the CCS classification notation I‑SHIP(E), according to the statement.

Characterized by high speed, light lightship weight, low power consumption, and versatility, it achieves world-class levels in energy efficiency, environmental performance, and reliability for its class, it added.

Located on Longxue Island at the mouth of the Pearl River, GSI is a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation and a Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed company.