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Norden inks three-year COA with Qatar Vinyl

Norden has inked a three-year Contract of Affreightment (COA) with Qatar Vinyl Company starting in Q2 this year.

Marcus Hand, Editor

May 23, 2019

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The COA covers shipping 500,000 tonnes of salt from the West Coast of India to Qatar for the subsidiary of Qatar Petrochemical Company. Norden aims to fulfil the contract with monthly supramax shipments from the West Coast of India.

Jan Rindbo. “The contract increases our flow of tonnage into the Arabian Gulf, which allows us to further grow our activities in the region, in line with our continued growth plans.”

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The contract will allow Norden to take on other work in the Middle East region. Adam Nielsen, head of industrial bulk responsible for the COA business within dry cargo in Norden, commented: “With the agreement, we are growing our presence in the Middle Eastern region, enabling us to position vessels across the load and discharge port regions, where they can be deployed to fulfil other contracts.

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Marcus Hand

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Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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