TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week:

Paper chase – key figures from shipping’s favourite newspaper:

20%: Rise in spot rates for capesize bulkers over the past week.

(Capesize spot-rate rise fails to spark optimism)

$600m: Value of new boxship orders South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is said to be on the verge of tying up.

(STX Offshore lines up box orders of $600m)

Tor Olav Troim fails to work wonders for Frontline's share price
14%: Weekly drop in the Oslo share price of John Fredriksen’s Frontline after Tor Olav Troim talks down the prospects of the tanker market.

(Frontline share price plunges to new low)

2: Greek shipowner Thenamaris is rumoured to be entering the LNG race with an order for a pair of LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries.

(Thenamaris closing in on LNG debut)

10: Maersk is said to be lining up an order for more boxships despite having splashed out $3.8bn recently.

(Maersk set on more orders)

$12m: Fee pocketed by Norway’s Knutsen OAS Shipping for selling two ageing tankers to a Nigerian buyer.

(Knutsen OAS sells veteran products pair)



Digital digits – numbers hitting the headlines onwww.tradewinds.no

$120m: The windfall that Hoegh LNG has pulled in from its Oslo IPO, $25m less than originally planned.

( Hoegh LNG nets $100m from IPO)

$32,000: Daily rate that John Fredriksen’s Frontline will net from fixing a VLCC to Statoil for floating storage.

( FRO tied to floating fix)

$16,500: Rate Gunvor will fork out to charter a suezmax from Centrofin for the same purpose.

( Storing again?)

German owners have little confidence in naval efforts against piracy
17: Out of 100 German owners surveyed that believe naval efforts off Somalia are bearing fruit in the fight against piracy.

( Confidence in navy tumbles)

$14m: Fee that Norwegian ferry operator Hurtigruten may be forced to hand back to the government if a new ruling is enforced.

( Hurtigruten left Hurting)

$480m: Market value of ships captured by pirates over the past twelve months.

( Pirates' big three)

$1.7bn: Loan Chinese shipbuilder Rongsheng has secured to revamp its facilities.

( Rongsheng nets $1.7bn)