Ship Finance International has an eye on tanker investments after splashing out over $900m on containerships this year.
After inking three major containership deals and the sale of several VLCCs this year, the New York-traded hipowner has just under half of its charter backlog in the liner segment.
Both tankers and offshore are down from the end of last year.
Chief executive Ole Hjertaker said on Tuesday's third quarter conference call that it was a coincidence its capital had all flowed in one direction this year.
"Our relative share in the taker space now is lower than it's used to be, so we wouldn't mind increasing that segment," Hjertaker said.
"And certainly now the market fundamentals in the (tanker) segment there look better."
The company posted positive third quarter results with $29.7m in profit and beating analyst expectations by four cents.
The third quarter report also teased further vessel acquisition.
Long-term, Hjertaker said he wants to balance the company's exposure to different segments.
For example, Ship Finance is absent from the LNG carrier business, while those ships ink record-setting spot charters.
Hjertaker said: "It's all about doing the right deals."
