Recently, the MarineLINE^® Coatings Sales Team reported a new deal to supply two new chemical tankers being built in Turkey.

APC Global Marine Manager, Captain Onur Yildirim, said its Turkish division begins work this month applying APC's MarineLINE^® coating system on the projects. The new-build vessels are the 8000 DWT Basaran Bayrak NB 80, a chemical/oil tanker being built for the Ceksan shipowner at its Ceksan shipyard in Tuzla, and the 6000 DWT NB 68 Sedat Basak, a tanker being built for Turkish shipowner Atako Shipping and its partner Nakkas Shipping at the Gisan shipyard also in Tuzla.

Captain Yildirim said the projects would be led by their Turkish Marine Sales Manager Koray Karagoz supported by APC's 14-strong team at its Tuzla office and APC's head office in Cleveland, Ohio. Captain Yildirim also noted that APC won the latest deals due to having a committed long-term presence in Turkey combined with the quality of MarineLINE^® and its broad range of benefits

The latest Turkish jobs follow another new deal for APC with Chinese shipowner Shandong to supply a fleet of 50,000 DWT medium-range tankers to be chartered by Shell as part of its Shell Project Solar program.

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