SMW: Trafigura says newbuildings order does not mean it is moving into shipowning
The trading giant has not changed its strategy in shipowning and would not have entered into the 32-tanker deal if it wasn’t for the access to funding provided by China’s Bocomm Leasing, says commodity trader's wet feight chief
Holding significant equity in shipping has historically not been a strategy for Trafigura and will continue to be so