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SHIP sheds African Zebra
Dale Ploughman in the driver’s seat as US-listed bulker owner parts ways with ageing handymax at a loss of $2.4m.
New5 in Numb3rs
TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week:
Paper chase - Key figures from shipping’s favourite newspaper:
Jan Haakon Pettersen.
2: VLGC newbuildings Stolt-Nielsen Gas in lining up in South Korea, with options for more ships also planned. More...
3: VLCCs set to enter Navig8 pool set up in partnership with John Fredriksen and another player. More...
10: Tankers penned by Mubariz Manismov’s Palami as the Turkish owner tops up its already bulging orderbook. More...
14: Percentage of ships in the Gulf of Aden which have kidnap insurance. More...
38: Slump in Reefer values, in percentage, shown up as Laskaridis of Greece takes former NYK trio. More...
20m-40m: Gross tonnes to be wiped from the global orderbook this year, predicts Barry Rogliano Salles. More...
100m: Fundraising target for boxship startup spearheaded by ex BW Gas bigwig, Jan Haakon Pettersen. More...
145m: Cost of two plus two kamsarmax order at Hyundai Mipo penned by newbuilding debutant Clemko Shipmanagement. More...
1bn: Bulker spending spree on the way for China’s Minsheng Financial, with 30 ships in its sights. More...
Digital digits - Numbers hitting the headlines on tradewinds.no:
Morten Arntzen.
6: DryShips offshore units which were said to the honey for a takeover bid by AP Moller-Maersk, according to a rumour swarming New York this week. More...
30: Target fleet of Dof’s Brazilian unit NorSkan ahead of first half IPO in Sao Paulo, CEO Mons Aase says. More...
10m: Newbuilding orders, in gt, expected by Hyundai Heavy boss Min Keh Sik, this year. In 2009 ships totalling 18.6m gt were book at yards around the world. More...
25.3m: Annual profit for shipbroker Clarksons, in dollars, as memories of last year’s legal settlement are eased. More...
26m: Price Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin is said to have paid to take in Cido Shipping bulker. More...
160m: Cash raked in by Morten Arntzen’s Overseas Shipholding Group following this week’s share issue. More...
228.2: IPO purse for Genco spin-off Baltic Trading in New York’s first post-credit-crunch listing by a shipowner. Its Peter Georgiopoulos-headed parent also chipping in $70m. More...
256.6m: IPO pot for Evangelos Marinakis’ Crude Carriers, the second shipowner to test the post-crash waters with a New York float. More...
3bn: Euro value of new business booked by Shipping finance group DVB Bank last year as profit slid by over one quarter to EUR 76.1m ($103.97m). More...
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