Great Eastern Shipping boss Bharat Sheth has revealed his regret at missing out on an opportunity to move into VLCCs three years ago, but he says the dream may still be realised.

The Mumbai shipowner has a fleet of tankers ranging from product carriers to suezmaxes, but the biggest class of all remains elusive.

Sheth, the company's managing director and deputy chairman, told analysts on a conference call: "Would we look at acquiring VLCCs? The answer is yes.