A shipping market riding high on the commodities wave has prompted UK shipper Braemar Seascope Group plc to expand its global presence with the purchase of Australian-based dry cargo shipbroker Seawise Australia for $A8.7 million (£4.6 million).

A shipping market riding high on the commodities wave has prompted UK shipper Braemar Seascope Group plc to expand its global presence with the purchase of Australian-based dry cargo shipbroker Seawise Australia for $A8.7 million (£4.6 million).