Dubai, UAE; March 8, 2016: UAE-based logistics group Tristar has agreed to acquire 100
percent ownership of Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Ship Investment Company also known as
ESHIPS from Egon Oldendorff GmbH & Co. KG, a company of the Oldendorff Group for
USD90 million.
Under the terms of the deal, Tristar will acquire a fleet of seven ocean going chemical
tankers which includes two LPG tankers under long term time charter to an oil major.
These vessels will be phased into the company’s existing fleet and then fixed out long
term in line with company policy.
“This acquisition is a perfect fit to our longer term plans to diversify revenue and
make ship owning an integral part of our strategy to build a fully integrated liquid
logistics business,” commented Eugene Mayne, Group CEO of Tristar.
“Oldendorff has made a strategic decision to focus on the dry cargo shipping business
and is very pleased to have found a good new home for ESHIPS and its employees with
Tristar. Tristar has a long term perspective and will now take ESHIPS forward and
develop it as a tanker company.” stated Peter Bagh, COO of German dry bulk owners
Oldendorff Carriers.
In a related move Tristar is due , from May this year, to start taking delivery of
its six brand new 50,000 MT clean petroleum product tankers from Korean builder
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and built at cost of USD200 million.
This acquisition of ESHIPS and the newbuilding program, together with its existing
coastal fleet, will bring the Tristar-owned shipping fleet strength to more than 20
vessels.