It has agreed a deal for a series of chemical carriers from Stream Tankers, the joint venture between Bergen-based chemical-tanker owner Utkilen and EDG Holding.

The Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led shipowner has bought two ships built in 2008 and 2010 and eight newbuildings to be delivered between 2015 and 2018.

The two existing ships – the 19,999-dwt Stream Luna (built 2010) and the 19,702-dwt Stream Mia (built 2008) – were built at Japan’s Shitanoe Shipbuilding and Fukuoka Shipbuilding respectively.

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