Stolt-Nielsen enters Asian bitumen market

摘要

Diversified bulk liquid chemicals, edible oils, acids, and other specialty liquids disitribution giant Stolt-Nielsen recently signed an agreement with Xinshun Shipyard in China looking to build up to six 5,900dwt bitumen tankers, with the first ship due for delivery from February 2010.rnUnder the terms of the agreement, SNS A has placed firm orders for two ships and holds options to purchase a further four ships.rnNiels G. Stolt-Nielsen, chief executive officer of SNSA, said: 'This investment in new, superior performance bitumen tankers represents our entry into an attractive sector, in a region where SNSA has long been one of the leaders in the chemical products transportation market'.