Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding named Thenamaris's fourth Avra oil tanker
On March 12, the fourth 114,000-ton Avra refined oil wheel "Ocean Dancer (SEADANCER)" (H1574) built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of CSSC, was successfully named.
Greek Thenamaris company chief executive Nicholas martinos, chief operating officer, chief financial officer Nicholas card saidis, Lloyd's classification of greater China operations general manager ShiXingTai, China shipbuilding industry trade co., LTD., Europe general manager zhang, waigaoqiao shipbuilding general manager Chen gang attended the naming ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Zhang Wei, deputy general manager of Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding.
Cao Yue, senior manager of the transportation financing department of the Export-Import Bank of China, read out the name and unveiled the new ship, saying that the Export-Import Bank of China has always been a firm force to support the stable and healthy development of the shipping industry. The bank shares the same vision with the shipyards and shipowners, and hopes this partnership will be the beginning of a more prosperous partnership between the three parties.
In his speech, Nicholas Martinus expressed his heartfelt thanks to the waigaoqiao shipbuilding and construction team for its professionalism and exquisite craftsmanship. He said the partnership is not only based on excellent ship building capabilities, but also based on the shared pursuit of innovation, sustainable development and superior quality. The Ocean Dancer ship is the result of close cooperation between the two sides, equipped with the latest energy-saving technology and full compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) environmental regulations, demonstrating the firm commitment of both sides to promoting green shipping. This cooperation has further consolidated the leading position of both sides in the international shipping market and looks forward to further cooperation in the future.
Chen Gang expressed his gratitude to the Greek Thenamaris company for its trust and support and the efforts of the cooperation units. In the process of ship construction, Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding adheres to the concept of "rhythm and mass", constantly draws on the construction experience of the former ship, and works closely cooperates with the team, and makes breakthroughs in the integrity of the dock and the new process. The ship type, independently developed and designed by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, has achieved a significant improvement in energy efficiency through a number of innovations and optimization, and can fully meet the environmental standards of Tier III. These achievements not only reflects the waigaoqiao shipbuilding research, the pursuit of excellence construction style, also highlights the company in the field of high-end shipbuilding outstanding strength, and a firm commitment to green shipping, more show the company and Thenamaris company and partners "concentric win-win" cooperation concept and deep cooperation friendship, hope all parties cooperation for a long time, create a better future.
Bao Jiwen, Li Zhizhong, Zhang Xiaokai, Ye Jie, the resident team of Thenamaris Company, members of the site group of Lloyd's Register, representatives of the new ship crew, and relevant representatives of the company witnessed the naming of the new ship.
"Ocean dancer" is the waigaoqiao shipbuilding independent development design of the latest generation of afra type tanker, is also the company for Greece Thenamaris company built six afra type product wheel series of the fourth ship, the first three "ocean detective", "ocean magic", "Isabella" has been on January 2,2025, January 3 and February 24, named
