LaycanDeskSmall Chemical & Product Tanker Chartering
2,000–10,000 dwt IMO II/III tankers for base oil, methanol, palm oil and clean products within Southeast Asia. Small IMO II and III chemical and product tankers for parcels of 1,000 to 8,000 tonnes of base oil, methanol, palm oil and derivatives, solvents and clean petroleum products between Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Small chemical and product tankers, from about 2,000 to 10,000 dwt, carry the parcels that the deep-sea chemical fleet does not: base oil from Singapore into Vietnam and Thailand, methanol from Labuan and Bontang into the Philippines and Vietnam, palm oil and olein into port-side refineries, and solvents and clean products around the region. IMO II ships carry the chemicals that need double-hull segregation, IMO III the less hazardous ones; coated or stainless tanks, the number of grades and the last three cargoes decide what a ship can load next, so tank compatibility is checked before any parcel is offered.
A parcel enquiry is fixed on the product and its previous-cargo requirements, the quantity, the load and discharge terminals with their draft and manifold arrangements, the laycan and the freight basis, per tonne or lumpsum. We ask charterers for those, then go to owners with a parcel they can price. On the tonnage side we hold Q88s and open positions for small IMO II tankers trading Southeast Asia and put them against base oil, methanol and vegetable oil parcels as they come in.
Cargoes
- Base oil (Group I–III)
- Methanol and solvents
- Palm oil, olein and oleochemicals
- Clean petroleum products
- Easy chemicals
Lanes we work
- Singapore and Port Klang to Vietnam and Thailand
- Labuan and Bontang methanol to the Philippines and Vietnam
- Indonesia and Malaysia palm to the Philippines and South China
- Thailand to Vietnam base oil
Questions charterers and owners ask
What is the difference between IMO II and IMO III?
The chemical carriage class from the IBC Code. IMO II ships have the tank segregation and double-hull spacing for products with a significant hazard, such as methanol and many solvents; IMO III ships carry products with a lower hazard, such as most base oils and vegetable oils. The product decides which class the ship needs.
Why do you ask for the last three cargoes?
Because tank compatibility and cleaning decide whether a ship can load the next parcel at all. Base oil after a dark product, or a food-grade vegetable oil after a chemical, needs cleaning that may not be practical between fixtures. The last three cargoes tell an owner and a charterer in one line whether the ship fits.
What do you need from an owner?
The Q88, or at least IMO number, flag, class, year built, tank coating and number of grades; current position and open dates; last three cargoes; and a hire or freight idea for a typical parcel. Nothing goes out under the ship's name until the owner has approved the cargo and the charterer.
What parcel sizes and lanes do you work?
Parcels of 1,000 to 8,000 tonnes within Southeast Asia: Singapore and Malaysia to Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines; Labuan and Bontang methanol; Indonesian and Malaysian palm products to the Philippines and South China.