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Ace Tankers takes four chemical carriers from Utkilen

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMarch 14, 2023
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Ace Tankers, a fast growing Amsterdam company backed by Idan Ofer, has swooped for the fleet of Stream Tankers, a chemical carrier subsidiary of Bergen-based Utkilen.

Brokers tell Splash Ace Tankers has paid $34m per ship for the 19,998 dwt sister ships, Stream Atlantic, Stream Arctic, Stream Baltic and Stream Pacific, all ships built in Japan in 2018 and 2019.

A year ago, Ace Tankers paid $252.4m in an en bloc deal with Hafnia for eight 2016- and 2017-built tankers.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMarch 14, 2023
12 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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