The Connecticut Maritime Association’s “Commodore” honour was not the only big award received by International Seaways chief executive Lois Zabrocky this year.

Directors of New York tanker owner International Seaways handed her an $814,000 cash bonus, pushing her overall remuneration for 2019 to $2.8m.

Zabrocky’s cash award was about 43% higher than the $568,000 she received for 2018, but her overall pay was up only 17%.