sentences:  Stolt-Nielsen leveraged his invention into his work as a ship broker, and in 1959 Stolt-Nielsen officially became a ship owner with his purchase of the "Stolt Avance".The company purchased the "Fossvik" in 1961, which was renamed the "Stolt Avenir", followed by the "Ringerd", renamed the "Stolt Victor".In 1962 the company opened its first Asian office in Tokyo, in order for the "Victor" to service that area of the world.