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Lundh’s chemical coup

Swedish shipbroker races to cash in on management of small Turkish chemical tankers built on spec during the market boom.
20:36 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Full circle for finance man

Investment banker Kevin O'Hara has rejoined New York boutique firm AMA Capital Partners after seven years.

16:10 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Dividend chop just the start for OSG

Axing of shareholder payouts at OSG may need to be accompanied by asset sales, analyst says.

15:04 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me

Ex-SeaStar Lines chief Frank Peake tries to avoid hostile jury, while lawyers take FFAs with a pinch of salt.

07:50 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Iran facing big shipping squeeze

Trade dwindling as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd among those pulling out due to US and EU sanctions.

16:07 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Saverys sheds shares for a third time

Shipowner Marc Saverys continues to sell off stock in shipbroker Clarksons.

15:58 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Wallem on banks’ speed dial

Shipmanager one of the few not in a meeting when the banks come calling.

10:27 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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First Ship Lease demands BLT return

Singapore-listed shipping trust recalls three chemical tankers from stricken Indonesian owner following default.

09:57 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Daelim redelivers Diana panamax

Cargill steps in as South Korean charterer coughs up cash to cover early return of bulker to US-listed owner.

15:58 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Rand Logistics logs quarterly gain

Great Lakes bulker specialist predicts another profitable year as expanded fleet lifts bottom line.

18:09 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Berlian Laju has some backing

Creditors are being supportive of Indonesian owner’s restructuring efforts, says Kevin Wong.

13:36 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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George scores with Petrobras in Brazil

Greek magnate George Economou expands his offshore empire after winning a slice of enlarged project with Brazilian powerhouse.

12:00 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Tough end to the year for ASL Marine

Singapore-listed offshore company sees revenue and earnings sliced by a quarter in the final period of 2011.

15:21 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Great Eastern earnings cut back

Weaker bulker markets in third quarter sees Indian owner's profit chopped, but tankers improve.

13:41 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Seabird Exploration swoops on contract

Oslo-listed seismic outfit eases financial troubles with award of $13m deal.

14:03 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Tankers

New March fixtures fail to boost Persian Gulf numbers, as other tanker sectors also remain stable.

VLCC:

even

Suezmax:

even

Aframax:

even

14:50 GMT, 10 February 2012
Dry Cargo

BDI clean sweep for this week as improving panamax market helps out the index.

Capesizes:

up

Panamaxes:

up

Supramaxes:

up

15:34 GMT, 10 February 2012
Containers

Hamburg Shipbrokers' Association's new ConTex containership chartering index drops a point to 388.

4,250 teu:

up

2,700 teu:

down

1,100 teu:

down

17:36 GMT, 09 February 2012
Offshore

A four-vessel requirement may ease the strife of anchor handler owners but not for a couple of days.

AHTS:

down

Large PSV:

even

Small PSV:

even

16:39 GMT, 10 February 2012
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Protestors board Rabaul vessels

Ferry and two cargoships occupied in wake of tragic sinking of Rabaul Queen off Papua New Guinea.

11:53 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Cargoship holed in quay crash

Kopervik's Fri Moon leaked small amount of diesel after hitting pier in Norway.

09:20 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Chinese cargoship goes aground

Master of Shen Zhou 3 rapped for not immediately reporting incident off the Philippines.

10:53 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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TSA looks for another rise

Transpacific container lines aim to restore 2011 rate levels leading into contract negotiations.

08:21 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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USCG probes boxship grounding

Claus-Peter Offen vessel refloated by tugs after going aground in Savannah River.

09:34 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Tokyo Kisen sees earnings halved

Japanese tug player suffers another big drop in profit over first nine months.

09:06 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Blackrock ups DHT stake

Major US hedge fund has moved to bolster its stake in Svein Moxnes Harfjeld-led tanker owner.

06:49 GMT, 10 Feb 2012

Business the Maersk way

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OSG cuts quarterly dividend

Morten Arntzen-led tanker owner cuts payout to investors to preserve liquidity and maintain financial flexibility.

02:53 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Harvey doubles Trinity order

US offshore vessel operator books another pair of LNG powered PSVs at Mississippi shipbuilder.

06:17 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Bulkers set for rough ride

Drewry Maritime Research pulls no punches in its latest assessment of the prospects for the dry bulk market.

00:39 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Dry stocks continue rally

Bulker owners Eagle, Genco, Diana all see big gains in trading Thursday as BDI continues recovery.

05:46 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Chandris Group torches tanker

Diversified Greek shipowner poised to make $8m as 1995-built vessel sails to beaches of Alang.

16:54 GMT, 09 Feb 2012
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Gensets linked to fouling

Kiwi scientists discover that cold-ironing may also help keep a ship’s hull clean while alongside.

01:24 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Seanergy Maritime 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.

21:32 GMT, 09 Feb 2012
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Hijack sends Freeseas stock spinning

Nasdaq-listed owner sees market value drop by close to one tenth after one of its handies is snatched by Somali pirates.

16:16 GMT, 09 Feb 2012
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Intersee ship was overloaded

German shipowner has to fork out over $50,000 after admitting to having excess cargo aboard vessel.

04:39 GMT, 10 Feb 2012
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Doing business the Mc-Kinney Moller way

Eighteen months off his centenary Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller speaks of the philosophy behind success as a shipowner and entrepreneur.

15:49 GMT, 09 Feb 2012
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Freeseas bulker hijacked

Nasdaq-listed owner sees one of its ships fall into pirate hands.

12:26 GMT, 09 Feb 2012
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Ivar Lund sets sights on expansion

Swedish shipbroker celebrates centennial by spinning off management wing in a bid to cash in on chemical tanker upswing.

18:46 GMT, 09 Feb 2012
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Grand China fueds erupt in US courts

Norden and Oldendorff join fight to claw back cash from embattled Asian operator as judge orders asset freeze.

16:17 GMT, 09 Feb 2012
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Did you play your cards right?

Trip to a Singaporean seer may have put a Lion City broker en route to crystal ball glory.

16:34 GMT, 08 Feb 2012
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