NYK Stolt Tankers Orders Two New Chemical Tankers, Total to Eight  NYK Stolt Tankers ケミカル船2隻発注　計8隻に

Will the Increasing Japanese Investment in Chemical Tankers Become a “Foundation for Stable Cash Generation”?

目立つ日本勢のケミカルタンカーへの投資、「安定的なキャッシュ創出の基盤」なるか

NYK announced on 2 October that NYK Stolt Tankers, S.A. (NST), a joint venture between NYK and Norway’s Stolt Tankers, has placed an additional order for two parcel chemical tankers with Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard in China.

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→ NST’s outstanding orders for new chemical tankers at the same shipyard have now reached a total of eight vessels, and the company intends to prepare for both the replacement of existing ships and the expansion of transport demand.

→ In the Japanese market, MOL Chemical Tankers has also moved into integrated operations of chemical transport and storage by acquiring a major European tank terminal operator, and Japanese players are strengthening their offensive in the international chemical tanker market.

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）

Credit by Stolt tankers, NYK, NST

NYK Stolt Tankers 新造ケミカルタンカー2隻発注、合計8隻に　目立つ日本勢のケミカルタンカーへの投資、「安定的なキャッシュ創出の基盤」なるか

　日本郵船は10月2日、日本郵船とノルウェーのストルト・タンカーズの合弁会社NYK Stolt Tankers, S.A.（NST）が、中国の南通象屿造船所（Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard）にパーセルケミカルタンカー2隻を追加発注したと発表した。

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→NSTの同造船所への新造ケミカルタンカーの発注残は計8隻となり、同社は既存船の代替と輸送需要の拡大に備える方針だ。

→日本市場ではMOLケミカルタンカーズも欧州のタンクターミナル大手を取得するなど、化学品輸送・保管の一体展開に踏み込んでおり、ケミカルタンカーの国際市場で日本勢が攻勢を強めている。

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）

Credit by Stolt tankers, NYK, NST