Paddy Rodgers feels present tanker asset price trends are supportive of fleet expansion for Euronav.

The New York-listed outfit is set to take in the final newbuilding of four purchased from Metrostar last year, the third of three major transactions since the start of 2014.

Rodgers tells TradeWinds that while the company has potentially been over-quoted regarding its growth ambitions, enlarging the fleet is something the firm is always looking at.

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