Shipping Business

Chemical Tankers

The IINO Group maintains an industry-leading fleet of chemical tankers, most with stainless-steel tanks, that includes dedicated methanol tankers. The fleet transports worldwide, carrying liquid cargoes such as petrochemical products, methanol, vegetable oil, ethanol, and lubricating oils.

We operate close to 30 chemical tankers on routes from the Middle East to the Far East and Europe, in particular, and by meeting very specific needs in various types of petrochemical product transportation, we have won the largest share of transport volume on those routes.

In addition, we have a long-standing partnership with the shipping company in U.S.A.,our vessels are engaged in global service through a time charter contract with the company, and we are securing stable earnings from dedicated methanol tankers under long-term contracts with first classed charterers.

The transportation of chemical products necessitates not only fleet maintenance but a sophisticated approach to quality control as well. The IINO Group has refined its cargo quality management and fleet maintenance systems using know-how backed by many years of experience. They combine hard (physical) elements, in the form of stainless-steel ships, with soft elements, in the form of cargo and fleet management systems. These systems make possible safe and secure transportation, winning us praise and trust from our customers.

In 2006, we transferred our chemical tanker operations and incumbent employees to IINO Singapore Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary incorporated in Singapore. In 2021, we established IINO LINES Gulf DMCC, a local subsidiary in Dubai, and expanded our Houston office. This will facilitate closer ties with overseas customers and drive the development of our global network, including in the context of human resources development.

In our Chemical Tanker Division, we will continuously maintain an industry-leading fleet moving forward, and continue to support the advance of IINO Group's business.

An overview of chemical tanker's cargos, ship structure and key shipping routes can be found here

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