New opportunities for expanding the DHT tanker fleet are to be sought in the wake of the failure of a takeover bid for Arne Blystad’s Saga Tankers.

DHT chief executive, Svein Moxnes Harfjeld, says he has an open mind about takeovers, mergers or ship acquisitions but his intention to expand the company remains a key strategy.

Svein Moxnes Harfjeld
Harfjeld says it is a shame the Saga Tankers deal did not attract sufficient shareholder support when the industrial and financial perspective was sound.

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