TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
Paper chase - key figures from shipping's favourite newspaper.
111m: Auction price for Deiulemar Shipping bulkers which is coming under scrutiny from creditors who could put a stop to the deal.
(Creditors of Deiulemar Shipping ponder block of fleet sale)
103m: Fee Hyundai Heavy Industries is looking to secure for VLCC newbuildings as Marinakis prepares to set a new benchmark at DSME.
(VLCC prices set to climb above $100m apiece)
2: Former OMI executives Craig H Stevenson Jr, pictured, and Robert Bugbee who are set to face off on Wall Street following Diamond S Shipping’s IPO move.
(Former OMI big wigs set for Wall Street showdown)
100: Big tankers which could be under the control of tonnage hungry Euronav by the close of 2015, according to chief executive Paddy Rodgers.
(Euronav aims to double fleet)
3: Bulk carriers, once owned by Excel Maritime, which are believed to be on their way to AM Nomikos.
(Nomikos closes in on trio of bulkers)
76m/77m: Dollars TransPetrol of Belgium is expected to have paid for a VLGC at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
(TransPetrol turns to Hyundai for VLGCs)
Digital digits - numbers hitting the headlines on www.tradewindsnews.com
10: Metrostar tankers Diamond S Shipping is buying from the Greek owner as it charts its course to Wall Street.
5: OSG tankers likely to be hoovered up by a joint venture between Euronav and Blackstone Group.
2: VLCCs being packed off to the breakers’ beaches as Hong Kong Ming Wah and Nathalin Shipping of Thailand register disposals.
172m: Size of loan cheque picked up by Ardmore Shipping from ABN AMRO, Nordea Bank Finland and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken.
3: Zim boxships newbuildings which are being erased by Samsung Heavy industries after years of delays.
(Samsung tears up Zim contracts)
30: Newbuildings which were lost by IRISL after sanctions against the Iranian owner placed restrictions on its operations.
212.7m: Value of latest MR newbuilding series snapped up by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
75m: Cash secured by Epic Gas as Chris Buttery and Paul Over complete a primary shares issue first predicted by TradeWinds.