Connections with tycoon John Fredriksen are not hard to find at the office of Oslo’s newest shipbroker, Arctic Shipping Norway.

A large picture of a Frontline VLCC, waves breaking over its bow, hangs proudly from the 10th-floor wall at Haakon VIIs gate 5. From the roof terrace there is a clear view down to the waterfront and the Aker Brygge office where key staff at Fredriksen’s shipping companies work.