Grieg Shipbrokers is gearing up for the next newbuilding order boom driven by incoming emissions regulations, managing director Finn Engelsen Jr said.

The Norwegian outfit has a strong history in the newbuilding market and has been hiring naval architects and dual-fuel specialists during the past 18 months to boost in-house expertise.

Engelsen told TradeWinds: “We anticipate a new round [of newbuildings] coming.