Leveraging Odfjell’s worldwide trading platform and Nissen Kaiun’s modern chemical tanker fleet will provide significantly increased flexibility and capacity to the global customer base.
“The new JV, named Odfjell Hakata Maritime AS, marks another chapter in the long-standing partnership between Odfjell and Nissen Kaiun,” says CEO of Odfjell SE, Harald Fotland. “Nissen Kaiun controls a significant fleet of advanced chemical tankers, built to the highest quality and sustainability standards. With their contribution to this joint venture, we further reinforce Odfjell’s position as one of the world’s leading and most energy-efficient chemical tanker operators.”
Odfjell Hakata Maritime AS will initially comprise 10 stainless steel vessels equally contributed by Odfjell and Nissen Kaiun. Nine of the vessels are already operated by Odfjell Tankers under various charter agreements, while the tenth will join the fleet early December. The impact of this initiative and Odfjell’s other fleet renewal projects in 2026 will be a ~12% increase in commercial trading days compared to 2025.
Odfjell’s chartering organization, Odfjell Tankers, will be the commercial manager. The vessels will be fully integrated into Odfjell’s commercial fleet, operating across all major deep-sea trade lanes and global shipping hubs.
“The partnership comes amid growing demand for safe and efficient chemical transportation as we transition to lower-emission operations,” Fotland says. “We are pleased to expand our collaboration with Nissen Kaiun. We share a common goal of reducing the industry’s carbon footprint and Japanese shipyards are frontrunners in terms of quality and energy-saving technology. Together, we now continue on a path that grows our fleet and strengthens our services, while keeping decarbonization at the core.”
Odfjell Hakata Maritime AS will be a Norwegian entity, headquartered in Bergen, Norway, and operational from December 2025.
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About Nissen Kaiun Co. Ltd: Nissen Kaiun Co., Ltd. is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading shipowners. With a fleet of more than 200 vessels, the company maintains strong partnerships with charterers and shipyards across the globe. Headquartered on Hakata Island in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, Nissen Kaiun continues to play a pivotal role in advancing Japan’s maritime industry.
Odfjell SE is a Norway-based company engaged in the marine industry. The Company is engaged in the provision of seaborne transportation and storage of chemicals and other specialty bulk liquids. The Company has two reportable operating segments: Chemical Tankers and Tank Terminals. The Chemical Tankers involve around the world' service, servicing ports in Europe, North and South America, the Middle East and Asia, Australia and Africa. The Tank Terminals segment offers storage of various chemical and petroleum products and is operated through joint ventures with its share owned by the subsidiary Odfjell Terminals BV. In addition, this segment plays an important operational role in cargo consolidation program so as to reduce the time its vessels spend in ports, reduce thereby emission in port, and enable the Company to be one of the world leaders in combined shipping and storage services.
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