Swedish shipowner Hans Laurin has died at the age of 87.
He lived an extraordinary shipping career, stretching from leading one of the world’s biggest shipyards to building his own shipowning company, Laurin Maritime.
Laurin was also a key figure at tanker owners' association Intertanko, as a member of its executive committee.
He was known as a straight talker, which did not always go down well.
