Dividends and decarbonisation — that is what Golden Ocean plans to focus on this year, according to its chief executive.

Ulrik Andersen told TradeWinds that the bulker company, which is backed by shipowner John Fredriksen, wants to stick to its strategy of making payouts to shareholders and has put contract cover in place to protect its dividend capacity

The Oslo- and Nasdaq-listed firm paid out half a billion dollars in dividends during 2021.