Paper chase -key figures from shipping's favourite newspaper.
0: Interest John Fredriksen has in stepping in to save theday at OSG as it has a fleet which is too old.
(Fredriksennot interested in OSG)
5: Months after leaving BP that Lars Dencker Nielsen ismaking a comeback at the head of two firms.
(Denker Nielsen to return to shipping)
600m: Live stock carrier order at Sungdong which looks set todisappear from history after PBHH misses first payment.
(Sungdong set to lose first live-stock carrier contract)
2: Thomas Schulte containerships taken by Sinokor as theKorean owner continues its rapid expansion.
(Sinokor snaps up containerships)
9.4m: Fee fetched by Winning of China as it cleared out thefirst of its seven capes over the age of 20.
(Winning disposes of capesize)
3: Capesize bulkers shed by Restis-backed Seanergy this yearfollowing Bet Prince’s scrap exit.
(Wave of Seanergy sales raises questions)
54m: COA dispute which has Ultrabulk chasing after AavantiShipping in a London arbitration court.
(Ultrabulk in fight over collapsed COA)
22: Potential vessel count in giant Oriental Energy VLCGorder which has the market running scared.
(Huge VLGC order by Chinese owner threatens market)
43.3m: Tanker buy from Samsung Heavy which will mark FlagshipMarine’s entry into the LR2 space.
(Flagships enters new territory)
Digital digits - numbers hitting theheadlines on www.tradewindsnews.com
527m: Value of contract secured by Pacific Drilling for thefifth of its seven drillship newbuildings.
9: Successive quarters Nordic American Tankers has spent inthe red with the run set to continue for the foreseeable future, Evercore says.
77m: Potential loan repayment facing DryShips, which alongwith an earnings miss has proved a major drag on its shares.
2: Vessels scrapped by Goldenport Holdings this month asdemo process prove tempting.
2.67bn: Huge debt on OSG’s balance sheet when it filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware.
10: Percentage holding in OSG built up by KjellInge Rokke, pictured, in the weeks prior to the company filing for bankruptcy.
220: Cash private equity investor Southern Cross isploughing into US-listed owner Ultrapetrol.
