Ever-tighter environmental regulation is driving more shipping companies to seek external advice on how to improve the operational management of their vessels.

That is the view of Jakob Buus Petersen, co-founder of Danish outfit Vessel Performance Solutions (VP Solutions), which is aiming to tap that demand by launching a new office in Greece.

Establishing a branch in the world’s biggest shipowning hub is the Copenhagen-based company's first expansion move, the co-founder said.