Paper chase - key figures from shipping's favourite newspaper.
2: LNG carriers to be built by Japan Marine United following orders from Mitsui and NYK.
(JMU set to ink its first LNG carrier contract)
7: Offshore support vessels Hornbeck is shifting out of the US Gulf market where demand has been hit by delayed rig deliveries.
(Hornbeck repositions fleet and upgrades newbuilding)
12: VLGC newbuildings China’s Shandong Shipping plans to order at yards at home and in Korea.
(Shandong targets up to a dozen VLGC newbuildings)
16: Long-range-one (LR1) newbuildings Navig8 is said to be closing in on at Korean yards.
(Navig8 closes in on firm order for swathe of LR1 tankers)
20: Chartered in containerships that APL plans to hand back to their owners this year.
(APL ditches costly hire ships in big fleet renewal)
52: VLCCs ordered since August, the fastest rate since 2008.
(VLCC orders booked at fastest rate since 2008)
Digital digits - numbers hitting the headlines on www.tradewindsnews.com
2: Bulkers Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine has ordered at Japan’s Namura Shipbuilding.
$8.9m: Fine handed down to Chile’s CSAV by US competition authorities for price fixing.
$33m: Paid by computer billionaire Michael Dell for a near 10% stake in Harry Vafias-led StealthGas.
$567m: Shipping related impairments made by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBOS).
$224m: Targeted by Wilbur Ross-controlled Diamond S Shipping from its New York IPO.
(Diamond S launches $224m IPO)
$800m: Invested by Hong Kong-based Pacific Basin on new tonnage in 2013.
