Stolt-Nielsen Profile
Stolt-Nielsen Limited and its subsidiaries, engage in the business of transporting liquids, which includes the tankers, tank containers and terminals divisions. The transportation business covers the worldwide transport, storage, and distribution of bulk liquid chemicals, edible oils, acids, and other specialty liquids. The company is a subsidiary of Fiducia Ltd.
The company also engages in the seafood business, which is carried out through Stolt Sea Farm, and produces, processes and markets turbot, sturgeon, caviar and sole. Furthermore, the company has an investment in the gas industry through its 2.3% holding of Golar LNG Limited (Golar), its 8.61% holding of Avance Gas Holding Ltd (AGHL) and its 45.0% holding of Avenir LNG Limited (Avenir LNG). Golar is an independent owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers while AGHL has liquefied petroleum gas carriers. Avenir LNG supplies LNG for the power, bunkering, trucking and industrials markets.
Segments
The company operates through four segments: Tankers, Tank Containers, Terminals and Stolt Sea Farm segments.
Tank Containers
This segment provides logistics and transportation services for door-to-door shipments of bulk-liquid chemicals and food-grade products.
Tankers
This segment operates a fleet of chemical tankers, providing global transportation services for bulk-liquid chemicals, edible oils, acids and clean petroleum products.
Terminals
This segment provides storage and distribution services for chemicals, clean petroleum products, gas, vegetable oils, biofuels and oleochemicals in key markets and hubs worldwide.
Stolt Sea Farm
This segment provides turbot, sole, sturgeon and caviar.
History
Stolt-Nielsen Limited was founded in 1959.
