Trader Trafigura said it made a profit from both its wet and dry chartering operations in 2016, reporting a significant rise in shipping fixtures for the year.

In its annual report Trafigura said its shipping and chartering fixtures for the 12 months to 30 September rose to 3,878, up from 2,744 in the same period last year.

Of this number, 2,974 were made by its wet desk and 904 from its dry division.

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