Trafigura is expected to have an increased demand for oil and gas tonnage in the coming year on the back of its growing cargo book and the extent of its recent ship redeliveries.

The Singapore-headquartered trader, reporting results this week for the year ending 30 September, revealed its wet freight fixtures had climbed nearly 52% to 2,974, up from 1,959 in the same period of 2015.

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