Italian shipbroker Bravo Tankers is opening an office in the US and making a move into the LNG sector.

The company has hired Paal Thorsen to head up newly established Bravo Group USA (BGU).

Paal Thorsen first arrived in Houston to work as a shipbroker 19 years ago when he joined what was then Lone Star RS Platou. Photo: Contributed

Bravo said that when international travel restrictions allow, Thorsen will alternate between Houston and its Genoa and Geneva offices.