Monaco and New York-based Scorpio Tankers has sharply increased its position in the handysize segment following an agreement with a major German shipowner.

Claus-Peter Offen Tankschiffreederei (Offen Tankers) has decided to put eight ice-class tankers into Scorpio’s handymax pool, taking the number of vessels in the pool — which operates units of between 35,000 dwt and 40,000 dwt — to 27.