China’s Taiping & Sinopec Financial Leasing has ordered two MR tankers at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) a joint venture between China COSCO Shipping and Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

The 49，900 dwt methanol-ready product carriers costing $45m each are due for delivery in February and May of 2027.

The newbuilds have been linked to a charter with the tanker business of the Chinese state-run Shandong Shipping and Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales products network.

Last year， the Chinese leasing house also signed up for a pair of 175，000 cum LNG ships at Jiangnan Shipyard delivering in March and July 2027 into a 15-year bareboat charter to Shandong Marine Energy.