Norwegian shipowner Odfjell and its Saudi joint venture partner have ordered two chemical tankers at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. Odfjell said it had placed a $65m order for a 75,000 dwt IMO II chemical tanker for delivery in 2013. The company added that its joint venture partners, National Chemical Carriers of Saudi Arabia had placed an order for a sistership to be delivered in late 2013 The ships will be commercially operated Dubai-based joint venture NCC Odfjell Chemical Tankers JLT (NOCT). Both Odfjell and NCC have options for one more vessel each.
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