“This new venture is a direct spinoff from the successful collaboration involving a Suezmax pool, which Stena Bulk and Sonangol have been operating for some years. The aim is the same – to enhance efficiency and thus increase revenue”, says Ulf G. Ryder, President and CEO of Stena Bulk. “In addition, we will also continue to offer training and education for both Stena and Sonangol seagoing and shore-based personnel”, continues Ulf G. Ryder.

The Suzmax pool, which was started up in 2005, currently consists of 13 vessels, both owned and chartered. The new Panamax pool is a further development of the same concept but in another market segment.

The head office for the pool is located in Stena Bulk’s Houston, Texas, headquarters although the group’s other offices all over the world are also involved.

“The newly started Panamax pool effectively raises the service level for our customers including our refinery in Luanda, Angola”, says Mr Baptista Sumbe, Executive Chairman of Sonangol, USA.
Sonangol USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Angolan state oil company, Sonangol EP. Angola currently produces more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil per day. www.sonangol.co.ao

Ulf G Ryder
President & CEO, Stena Bulk AB 
Mobile: +46 704 85 50 01 

Mark Heater
Executive Vice President, Sonangol USA
Phone: +1 281-920-7623

Kim Ullman 
Executive Vice President & COO, Stena Bulk AB 
Mobile: +46 704 85 50 03 

Klas Eskilsson
Vice President & Head of Stena Bulk, USA
Mobile: +1 832 863 6536

With offices in six countries, Stena Bulk is one of the world’s leading tanker shipping companies, supplying customers with innovative solutions to their transportation and logistics requirements and using, for example, its own technical design department. The company has a regulated fleet of approximately 70 tankers and operates throughout the tanker market. Stena Bulk is also responsible for marketing and operating the Concordia Maritime fleet. Stena Bulk is part of the Stena Sphere. The Stena Sphere is in excess of 16,000 employees and revenue of SEK 46 billion.
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