In International Shipping News 10/12/2016
Stena Bulk, via Stena Weco and Golden Stena Weco, is opening a new office in Dubai and will move in this month. The official inauguration will take place in January next year. The company already has a presence in the market in the region but wants to get closer to its customers in order to continue to develop the transportation of chemicals and petroleum products.
Dubai Office
“Generally speaking, Dubai is an important meeting place for the oil industry as well as being situated strategically close to Iran, which is now beginning to open up to increased trade. Stena’s tanker business already has a presence in the area with contacts in the neighbouring region. The office will make even closer contacts possible with customers, partners and suppliers. In addition, many shipping companies are already active in the area”, says Erik Hånell, President and CEO of Stena Bulk and CEO of Stena Weco.
Aayush Giri
For Stena Bulk and Stena Weco, which, with its IMOIIMAX fleet, is focusing increasingly on trade with chemicals, Dubai is a strategic hub. Here, the oil industry is also building additional refineries closer to the oil fields in the region.
There will be room for up to 15 persons in the new office located in Almas Tower, JLT. The office is being started up by three personnel. Aayush Giri with long experience from several Stena companies, most recently Stena International in Gothenburg will be the General Manager.
Stena Weco is jointly owned (50-50) by Swedish Stena Bulk and Danish Weco Shipping. Golden Stena Weco is a joint venture between Stena Weco and Golden Agri-Resources. With the addition of the office in Dubai, Stena Bulk now conducts business in six countries. In addition to Dubai, it has offices in Houston, Copenhagen, Singapore and Shanghai. Its head office is in Gothenburg.
William Stranne, Manager Chartering and Aayush Giri, General Manager are now based in Dubai
Source: Stena Group
