Grieg Shipbrokers has made its second counter-cyclical expansion into offshore since returning to the sector last summer with the hire of two new brokers, taking its team to five in total.

Specialists brokers Dag Rabben and Kristian Strom have joined the Bergen-based company from a smaller Oslo-based broker, Uno Offshore.

The move adds further weight to Grieg's return to offshore in 2016 after an absence of more than 20 years.