In a moribund investment market, chemicals are one of the few areas that are starting to generate interest after several stalled recoveries since the 2008 market collapse.
The order that is drawing most attention is from China’s Goldwin Shipping, which is looking at contracting a series of 40,000-dwt, all-stainless-steel chemical tankers at Huatai Heavy Industry.
Medium-range (MR) tanker operator Ardmore Shipping also recently announced a $173m investment in six chemical and products tankers.
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