September 16, 2026 Press Room · Tankers

Leonhardt & Blumberg stacks product tanker orderbook at Guangzhou Shipyard International

Originally published by
TradeWinds
By
Irene Ang
Location
Singapore
Section
Tankers
Publication date
12 February 2026

The German owner has a total of six 50,000-dwt product tankers on order at the Chinese shipyard

Torben Kolln is the managing director of Leonhardt & Blumberg.
Torben Kolln is the managing director of Leonhardt & Blumberg.Photo: Marine Money

Key takeaways

  • The German owner has a total of six 50,000-dwt product tankers on order at the Chinese shipyard
  • Germany’s Leonhardt & Blumberg is expanding its presence in the MR tanker segment through newbuildings.
  • The container ship tonnage supplier, which made its debut in the tanker segment in 2021, has contracted China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International to build two 50,000-dwt chemical/product carriers.
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Germany’s Leonhardt & Blumberg is expanding its presence in the MR tanker segment through newbuildings.

The container ship tonnage supplier, which made its debut in the tanker segment in 2021, has contracted China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International to build two 50,000-dwt chemical/product carriers.