The Saverys family continue to scale back their holdings in Euronav.

The New York-listed tanker owner disclosed that late last week the Belgian shipping dynasty had sold 5.1m shares, bringing its position in the company just under 5%.

The disclosure said Marc Saverys sold his entire 1.9m stake 2 April, with Saverco — the family's investment company — moving more than 2.9m