VLCC specialist Tankers International (TI) expects to grow both its new Scrubber Pool and its existing pooling arrangement for VLCCs — and is currently engaged in talks with potential new entrants.

TI chief executive Jonathan Lee said the VLCC pooling outfit has had considerable feedback in the wake of this month's announcement that it is setting up a 23-ship Scrubber Pool for VLCCs, following the entry of ships owned by Hunter Group and Hartree Maritime Partners to the new outfit.