“We were heavily criticised for having moved into the crude tanker market. Six months later when we had made $50m profit, the same people were like, well done.”

Emanuele Lauro says history is written by the winners.

Swallow your ego

"We had expected a Mediterranean high pressure forecast for the next few years, with a nice high temperature and blue skies. But we may have a more Scandinavian summer with mixed weather, a bit of rain and cold temperatures."

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