Stolt-Nielsen chief executive Niels Stolt-Nielsen has promised his company will be ready for zero-carbon fuels when they become available.

But the Norwegian chemical tanker owner, like the rest of the shipping world, faces some “tough decisions” over newbuildings.

Renewal of an ageing fleet has been limited to secondhand deals in recent years for Stolt-Nielsen.

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