Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ (MOL) group company MOL Chemical Tankers has acquired a twenty per cent stake in Den Hartogh Holding BV.

After the acquisition, MOL Chemical Tankers and Den Hartogh, with its headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will sign a partnership deal aimed at the transport of liquefied chemical products, comprising tank containers, parcel chemical tankers, and a tank terminal. 

Den Hartogh Logistics

Den Hartogh Logistics is a global logistics company, operating over 19,000 tank containers transporting liquid chemicals and gasses, intercontinental, intraregional and domestic while also handling 7000 box containers for the polymer and food industry. The company has accelerated the expansion of its business on a global scale, using proactive mergers and acquisitions to fuel its growth. 

Chemical Tank Terminal in Antwerp

MOL Chemical Tankers operates with a global fleet size of more than 80 parcel chemical tankers, including those operated by the newly acquired MOL Nordic Tankers A/S. In addition to marine transportation of liquid chemicals, vegetable oils and animal fats, MOLCT has formed a joint venture company aiming to construct and operate a chemical tank terminal in Antwerp, Belgium. 

Picture: One of MOL Chemical Tanker's vessels, the Argent Freesia (by MOL Chemical Tankers).