Around 200 guests attended the event from companies including Reliance Industries, the Adani group, the Allcargo group, state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp.

Odfjell appears to have grown its customer base in the subcontinent alongside recent growth in Indian exports and the imports of petrochemicals and fertilisers.

Company senior vice-president Morten Nystad says growth potential in India prompted the tanker owner to seek commercial opportunities.

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