Fri 6 Nov 2026, 06:30 GMT | Updated: Fri 6 Nov 2026, 06:35 GMT

LNG dual-fuel crude tanker handed over to Capital


Jiangsu New Times Shipbuilding delivers the 155,500-DWT LNG dual-fuel crude oil vessel Amor.


Closing ceremony of vessel with builder’s hull no. 0315874.
The crude oil tanker Amor, designated hull number 0315874, was delivered to its owner on 20 October. Pictured from left to right: Zhang Yuyong, Executive Deputy General Manager at New Times Shipbuilding, and Konstantinos Stavrakis, owner’s representative, during the closing ceremony of a 155,500-DWT LNG dual-fuel crude oil tanker bearing builder’s hull no. 0315874. Image credit: New Times Shipbuilding

New Times Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has delivered the 155,500-DWT LNG dual-fuel crude oil tanker Amor, assigned hull number 0315874, to its owner Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.

The handover was marked with a closing ceremony held on 20 October in the meeting room on the eighth floor of the New Times office building. The company’s executive deputy general manager, Zhang Yuyong, attended the event alongside Konstantinos Stavrakis, who represented the owner.

As previously reported, the launch ceremony for Amor took place on 7 September.

New Times Shipbuilding, based in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province, is part of China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group.

Capital Ship Management operates a diversified fleet comprising crude and product tankers — including VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax/LR2 and MR/Handy vessels — as well as dry-bulk carriers and container ships.



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