At last, a shipping company had something to celebrate at Nasdaq in the heart of New York’s Times Square.

No, it wasn’t an initial public offering. No shipowner has been able to list on either of New York's exchanges since June 2015 and there's no sign of the drought ending soon.

But a crew from Clarksons Platou Futures was in great spirits this afternoon after being recognised as Nasdaq’s largest freight futures agreement (FFA) broker of the past year.