Tor Olav Troim is bullish about the prospects for the rest of 2019 as newbuilding order books empty and the incoming IMO 2020 regulations threaten to disrupt markets.

In an exclusive interview with TradeWinds and sister magazine TW+, the Golar LNG chairman said: “I am very excited about the second half of this year. Quite frankly, for the last 10 years, ­nobody made any money in ­shipping.”