Norden has made a new hire to head its capesize desk, kick-starting its ambitions to be an operator of the largest segment of bulk carriers.

Jesper Andersen will join Norden on 1 August from Oldendorff Carriers, where he was the Singapore-based director of the supramax and handysize desk for the South Pacific.

He has worked for Oldendorff since 2009, according to his LinkedIn profile.