“It’s sad for the Norwegian standing in Japan, and rest assured that not every Norwegian would have handled this in the same way.”

Veteran Norwegian shipowner Axel Eitzen spots a possible major difference between Norwegians and Japanese in handling a crisis.

Japan tells Norway ‘No thanks, we’d rather sue’

“We have absolutely nothing against Japanese owners joining us.”

Golden Ocean chief executive Herman Billung has better relationship with Far East colleagues than Western Bulk.

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