Ardmore Shipping is a medium-size owner in a public product tanker sector that has gradually seen some of its rivals grow significantly larger, mostly through consolidation.

Does New York-listed Ardmore face the danger of being obscured by the giants’ long shadows if it cannot grow itself?

Chief executive Anthony Gurnee tells TradeWinds that patience will be the virtue that governs Ardmore’s own growth ambitions no matter what competitors may do.