And UK offshore broking bosses should apparently be looking over their shoulders at compatriot Derrick Offshore as the primary headhunter.

Derrick, a subsea specialist with offices in Aberdeen and Guildford, Surrey, was purchased in recent weeks by Pareto JGO Shipbrokers of Norway.

JGO — which says it has carried out subsea newbuilding contracts on a ratio of around 10 to one compared with competitors — made the move on Derrick to strengthen its subsea footprint on the subsea vessel chartering side.

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