Peter Anker is moving to reduce his holding in Clarksons following the end of a lock-in period after its merger with RS Platou.

Anker is looking to sell 169,000 of its shares in the world’s largest shipbroker as part of a wider effort by a number of former Platou shareholders to sell Clarksons stock.

According to a statement released to the London Stock Exchange this evening, the investors are looking to sell around two million Clarksons shares in a secondary offering, equal to 6.6%