George Prokopiou’s Dynacom inks four VLCCs at Hengli Shipbuilding

George Prokopiou’s Dynacom Tankers Management is expanding its tanker shipbuilding program with a new order for four VLCCs at Hengli Shipbuilding.

Guangdong Songfa Ceramics Co., Ltd. (Songfa) has revealed the signing of a shipbuilding contract for four 306,000-dwt very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and one LR2 crude oil/product tanker with its subsidiary, Hengli Shipbuilding (Dalian) Co., Ltd.

In a Shanghai stock exchange announcement on Jan. 17, the company confirmed that its subsidiary Hengli Shipbuilding signed the contracts on January 15, 2026.

The deliveries for the four 306,000-dwt VLCCs, it said, will be made successively in the second half of 2028.

The announcement disclosed that the counterparty is a company under Greece’s Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd.

Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd. (DTM) is a shipping enterprise with significant influence in the maritime sector, specializing in the operation of tankers carrying crude oil and clean oil products.

Another 114,000-dwt LR2 crude oil/product tanker has