The race to control Euronav continues to heat up, with both the Saverys family and John Fredriksen building their positions in the Belgian tanker giant in recent days.

The Saverys’ Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) and Saverco together now own just under 35.5m Euronav shares, or 17.5% of the company, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings made on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, a filing from Tuesday shows Fredriksen family trust Famatown Finance upped its stake above 12%, with 24.2m