TORM to build eight LR2 tankers through 50:50 joint venture　トーム、LR2型タンカー8隻を折半出資で共同保有・新造、船隊更新を推進

Operating fleet of 95 vessels, integrated ownership and operating model retained as joint investment spreads capital burden

運航船隊95隻、船舶保有と運航の一体型モデル維持、共同投資で資本負担を分散

Danish product tanker owner TORM is to build eight LR2 tankers through a 50:50 joint venture. The company disclosed the plan in its third-quarter 2026 results, announced on 4 November. Its operating fleet stood at 95 vessels at the end of September.

Under the joint investment arrangement, TORM intends to spread the financial burden of vessel ownership while drawing on its established integrated model of commercial operations and technical management.

■The full article covers the following topics (approximately 2,000 Japanese characters)

→ Why TORM has opted for joint ownership of eight LR2 tankers through a 50:50 investment arrangement

→ The strengths of TORM’s integrated ownership and operating strategy across its 95-vessel fleet

→ How TORM plans to address fleet renewal as nearly half its LR2 tankers approach 20 years of age

→ Joint investment separating ownership from operations, offering new opportunities to improve capital efficiency

→ Implications for Japanese shipowners and investors as joint ownership opens up new possibilities for vessel investment

Photo courtesy of TORM

(Please read the full article in the paid edition, available in both English and Japanese. The Japanese article appears after the English version.)

トーム、LR2型タンカー8隻を共同保有方式で新造、折半出資で船隊更新\

運航船隊95隻、船舶保有と運航の一体型モデル維持、共同投資で資本負担を分散

　デンマークの大手プロダクトタンカー船主トーム（TORM）は、折半出資による合弁事業を通じてLR2型タンカー8隻を新造する。11月4日に発表した2026年第3四半期決算で明らかにした。9月末時点の運航船隊は95隻。

　今回の共同投資では、船舶の保有負担を分散しながら、同社が強みとする商業運航と技術管理の一体型モデルを活用する方針だ。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約2,000文字）

→ トームがLR2型8隻を共同保有、折半出資に踏み切った狙いとは

→ 運航船隊95隻、船舶保有と運航を一体化する独自戦略の強み

→ LR2船隊の約半数が船齢20年へ、迫る更新需要にどう対応するのか

→ 船舶の所有と運航を分ける共同投資、資本効率を高める新たな選択肢

→ 日本の船主・投資家にも示唆、共同保有が広げる船舶投資の可能性

Photo courtesy of TORM

（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた有料版の本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています）