Acquisitions appear on the cards for John Fredriksen’s Golar LNG as it looks to profit from the “tightest” shipping market in a long time.



The Oslo-listed shipowner could also target organic growth as the global orderbook remains limited with any moves in the market set to take place in the first half of the year.

TradeWinds reported last Friday that related company Golar LNG Energy was pitting shipbroking stalwarts Clarksons and RS Platou against each other as it lined up orders for six newbuildings in South Korea.



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