LNG

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd, the Oslo-listed and London-based owner of a tankers fleet including for small-scale LNG through its stake in Avenir LNG and other shipping-related businesses, has reported executive changes at the Stolt Tankers division.

April 10 (LNGJ) - Stolt-Nielsen Ltd, the Oslo-listed and London-based owner of a small tanker fleet including for LNG through its stake in Avenir LNG as well as terminals and other shipping interests, reported first-quarter net profits of $104.0 million, up from $99.8M in the same three months of 2023.

   Stolt-Nielsen’s earnings per share in the first quarter amounted to $1.94, up from $1.86. Stolt Tankers reported operating profits of $93M, an increase from $87.1M last year. Stolt-Nielsen Gas, including LNG assets, narrowed its operating losses to $2.0M from $3.4M in the 2023 quarter. “The firm market conditions enjoyed by Stolt Tankers during 2023 continued into the first quarter,” said Udo Lange, Chief Executive. “Spot rates continued to strengthen and we should start seeing the effect in the second quarter onwards. That said, we have seen some contract volumes decline as our customers adjust to the impact of supply chain disruptions,” he added.

Oct 6 (LNGJ) - Stolt-Nielsen Limited, the Oslo-listed and London-headquartered storage, shipping and gas company with LNG assets, reported increased third-quarter net profit of $74.7 million with revenue of $744.0 million. The company with a stake in the Avenir LNG joint venture comprising small-scale carriers and an import terminal in Sardinia said overall group net profit for the first nine months was $185.6M with revenues of $2.04 billion, up from $43.8M and $1.59Bln in the first nine months of 2021.

   Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen, Chief Executive of the company, said net profit continued to improve in the third quarter with the benefit of the tightening tanker markets “The impact became evident during the third quarter when spot rates increased by almost 40 percent from the second quarter average, pushing our sailed-in revenue per day to an average of $24,341,” added Mr Stolt-Nielsen. “The tankers team has been actively building up our fleet adding 12 ships since 2020 for a total fleet of more than 160 ships, the largest in the company’s history as we enter the strong market,” he stated.

Avenir LNG, a company owned by Norwegian shipping and infrastructure companies, said its newest 7,500 cubic metres capacity LNG bunkering vessel has been launched in China and it would be delivered later in 2021.