NYK Stolt Tankers (NST), a joint venture by NYK and Stolt Tankers (the tanker division of Norwegian business group Stolt-Nielsen), has ordered a 38,000DWT parcel tanker from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
According to NST, a parcel tanker is "a versatile chemical tanker that can transport various types of cargoes at the same time".
The seventh vessel ordered following the six that NST currently holds and operates, the tanker will be completed in February 2017 and will have an advanced eco-ship design and will come equipped with 43 stainless-steel cargo tanks.
In addition to NST, NYK and Stolt Tankers have developed a parcel tanker company within the Asia region, currently operating eleven 10,000DWT parcel tankers under the name Stolt NYK Asia Pacific Service.