John Fredriksen has amassed a private bulker fleet that is twice as large as previously thought, the shipowner has revealed.

While Fredriksen is often branded a “tanker king” by industry sources and mainstream media, his fleet of about 110 bulkers represents a larger territory than the 44 tankers he controls.

The tycoon has almost 70 bulkers via Oslo-listed Golden Ocean Group, a company that has been growing this year, most notably via a $364m deal for the 14-ship fleet of Quintana Shipping.