Global Expertise in Tanker Ship Management

OSM Thome is a trusted partner in tanker ship management, with deep expertise across the full spectrum of liquid-cargo vessels. Our tanker portfolio comprises 61% technical management and 39% crew management. More than 5,000 tanker seafarers are at sea, with an estimated 5,000 ashore.

Quality and compliance sit at the heart of our tanker management services. Customers’ vessels continue to hold approvals with major oil companies. They remain SIRE-ready and benefit from consistent operational continuity. Our fleet is audited by leading oil majors, including Equinor, Aker BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, AMPOL, Aramco, Chevron and Petronas, among many others.

We hold time charters with major oil companies and leading commercial operators, including Aramco, BP, Cargill, Champion Tankers, ENI, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Hafnia, Heidmar, Koch, Maersk Tankers, Marubeni, Neste, NFE, Norient Product Pool, Odfjell, Petronas, Pertamina, Petrobras, Premuda, Scorpio, Shell Group, Sinokor, Ultranav, Valero, Vitol and Womar.

We manage a diverse fleet of tankers under technical management. These vessels can handle demanding and specialised cargoes. Chemical and product tankers lead the portfolio at 61%, followed by crude and oil product tankers at 12%, crude oil tankers at 8%, shuttle tankers at 7%, gas carriers at 7%, product tankers at 5%, and asphalt and bitumen tankers at 1%.

This breadth of vessel types, combined with our oil major approvals and charter relationships, makes OSM Thome a dependable choice for owners seeking professional tanker ship management services.

OSM Thome has extensive experience in tanker ship management. We operate technical management hubs in strategic locations, including Singapore and Croatia. We technically manage tankers across every deadweight range. Our portfolio includes chemical tankers of up to 74,999 DWT.

Our portfolio spans the full spectrum of liquid-cargo vessels. It ranges from small tankers and Handysize vessels to MR, LR, Aframax, Suezmax and VLCC classes. This is complemented by gas carriers and shuttle tankers, giving owners a single, dependable partner across every size class and cargo type.
This breadth of expertise is reflected in the trust placed in us by leading owners, charterers and operators worldwide, including Hafnia, Sinokor, Odfjell, Neste, Frontline, Champion Tankers and many others.

OSM Thome is a leading third-party shuttle tanker manager, well known in the market for delivering high-level, core tanker technical management services. The experience gathered through both shipboard and shore-based technical management has allowed us to develop integrated, comprehensive quality systems and structures for safe and efficient operation. Of the roughly 90 shuttle tankers worldwide, OSM Thome provides crew and technical management for approximately 10% of the global fleet.

Our heritage in this specialised field dates back to 1979 through Rasmussen Maritime Services, giving us extensive experience in managing and operating DP2 and DP3 shuttle tankers in some of the world’s most demanding environments. This includes serving as manager of the world’s first shuttle tankers, Polytrader and Polytraveller. We work in long-standing collaboration with Equinor to develop and refine shuttle tanker concepts and operational standards.

OSM Thome has a proven track record in full project management and newbuilding supervision at leading yards, including Samsung and DSIC. We also manage next-generation LNG dual-fuel DP shuttle tankers with significantly reduced emissions, reflecting our commitment to safe, efficient and forward-looking tanker management.

Crew competence is developed through OSM Thome’s own training academies, ensuring highly skilled and shuttle tanker-ready crews. We operate shuttle tankers for Transpetro through a dedicated site office in Brazil, supporting long-term charter performance. Our fleet is trusted and audited by major oil companies, including Equinor, ExxonMobil, Shell and Petrobras.

DP expertise · Bow loading systems · Submerged turret loading · Demanding environment operations · VOC and dual-fuel technology · OCIMF and TMSA compliance

OSM Thome has one of the world’s largest pools of seafarers in the gas industry. Our gas carrier management services draw on experience involving FSRUs, gas-to-power initiatives, full crew management of multiple offshore units, and LNG, LPG and ethylene operations—all delivered at competitive cost levels. Our pool of LNG, LPG and ethylene seafarers surpasses 850 positions onboard, with an estimated further 940 ashore.

OSM Thome currently provides technical management for LPG carriers, VLGCs, ethylene carriers and small LNG bunkering tankers. We bring pioneering experience with a 45,000 cbm LNG carrier featuring the LNT A-Box System, managed from newbuilding supervision through delivery and operation.

Our newbuilding team has successfully overseen the construction and outfitting of several LNG carriers. The latest addition is an LNG bunkering tanker built for ScaleGas, which OSM Thome will assume technical management of upon delivery. We hold a proven track record in operating semi-refrigerated LPG, Ethylene and LNG carriers, with competence in the carriage of a wide range of gases including Ethylene, Propylene, VCM and Butadiene.

OSM Thome maintains a zero cargo claims record over the last five years and is highly competent in LNG and LPG ship-to-ship (STS) operations. We have also carried out feasibility studies and tendered for numerous small-scale LNG projects, reflecting our depth of specialist capability across the gas sector.

LPG (pressurised, semi-pressurised) · LEG / Ethylene · LNG · Multi-gas · LNG FSRU/FRU