Odfjell chief executive Kristian Morch is advising shipping players to look beyond negative headlines about coronavirus chaos and assess the facts.

Speaking with analysts in a conference call, the boss of the Oslo-listed chemical tanker owner said we would all be facing a "dark, dark future" if the media was to be believed.

"But if you try to switch off emotions and only look at the data, then at the moment we don't see any signs of a catastrophic impact on demand," he said.