Oman Shipping Company (OSC) is launching its own VLCC chartering business the year after pulling out of Navig8’s pool and bringing its commercial management in-house.

The tanker owner has set up a new chartering desk offering its VLCCs to major traders and charterers worldwide.

As TradeWinds was first to report late last year, OSC withdrew its ships from the Navig8 pool and shortly after placed the vessels under a three-year contract of affreightment (COA) with Shell.