London shipbroker Affinity (Shipping) has more shipping investment irons in the fire following its involvement in launching Tor Olav Troim’s new VLCC company.

The company has a 24.19% stake in the Norwegian shipowner’s Andes Tankers, which has ordered four dual-fuel VLCCs at New Times Shipbuilding in China, due in 2026 and 2027.

Affinity was in at the start as a seed investor, chief executive Richard Fulford-Smith told TradeWinds.