Commodities-focused Marex is expanding its business in Norway by hiring a number of experienced brokers from the clean products desk of rival Clarksons Platou Tankers.

Among the new hires are Espen Arentz-Grastvedt and Tom Ranum, who will be based in Oslo. Both will have a mandatory gardening leave period after Clarksons.

London-headquartered Marex recently changed its name from Marex Spectron.