Arne Fredly’s Hunter has a little more time to think about its next investment in the tanker market after pushing out options on three VLCC newbuildings.

Oslo-listed Hunter now has until 19 October this year to take up the $92m slots at DSME, it announced this morning.

It extended the options, which would take its VLCC orderbook to 10 vessels, with no change to the price or delivery date.