Chief executive John Hadjipateras has also talked down the significance of BW’s investment in the company, dismissing its involvement as purely financial.
Dorian in June revealed it had secured a three-year contract for the 84,000-cbm Corsair (built 2014) and a one-year deal for the Cobra (built 2015), with charterers though to be ExxonMobile and Shell.
Addressing analysts this week Hadjipateras said charterers were showing an increased interest in such deals and the company is in discussions with several parties.
“Nothing that we can report firm yet, but the increase in rates has resulted in increased interest of period cover,” he said.
Dorian has 11 newbuildings for delivery this year and 10 VLGCs on the water.
Last month BW bough into Dorian, taking a 10% stake previously owned by Scorpio Tankers.
Its move initiated merger and acquisition chatter and evoked memories of the Sohmen family swoop for Bergesen when it took a stake a year before launching a takeover in 2003.
“With BW, their investment is financial as they said themselves, so we don't have any discussions at the moment about anything further, Hadjipateras said.
New York-listed Dorian this week booked a profit of $13.7m in the three months to the end June 2015 and initiated a $100m share buy-back programme.
