TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that its group company, MOL Chemical Tankers Pte. Ltd. (President: Tsuneo Watanabe; Headquarters: Singapore) has acquired a 20% stake in Den Hartogh Holding B.V. (Den Hartogh; Headquarters: Rotterdam) from Den Hartogh Beheer B.V. After the acquisition, MOL Chemical Tankers and Den Hartogh will sign a partnership deal aimed at jointly expanding the “leading global logistics company” approach to the transport of liquefied chemical products, comprising tank containers, parcel chemical tankers, and a tank terminal. 

Den Hartogh Logistics is a leading global logistics company, operating over 19,000 tank containers transporting liquid chemicals and gasses, intercontinental, intraregional and domestic while also handling 7,000 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, while reliably meeting customers’ diverse transport needs.