A Shenzhen-listed Chinese ship design company is moving into shipbuilding.

Shanghai Bestway Marine has announced that its subsidiary Bestway Technology has bagged a contract for RMB119m to design and construct a pair of 6,000 hp multi-purpose offshore supply vessels for Tianjin Zhihai Shipping.

The ships are scheduled for delivery on 29 February 2012

Bestway has a good relationship with Tianjin Zhihai. Last year, the company signed a ship conversion design technology service contract with Tianjin Zhihai worth RMB750,000.