Do not be surprised if you missed the announcement of Morten Arntzen’s return to a formal position in shipfinance. The former Chase Manhattan banker’s appointment as senior shipping industry advisor to Australia’s Macquarie Group was easy to overlook when the Australian investment banking and financial services group slipped it out late last week.

Even Arntzen himself acknowledged as much when we spoke to him about the role, confirming he had already held the position for several months before it was broadcast to the market.

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