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Precious hit by poor rates

Khalid Hashim-led owner has full year income cut by the weakening dry cargo market.
14:59 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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Korean funds go on buying spree

Marine ministry authorises three investor groups to purchase eight boxships and bulkers for charter to HMM, SK and Sinokor.

12:42 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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Kirby Corp high on petrochemicals

US oil products output pushes barge owner to another earnings record.

12:55 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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Mitsubishi in operating loss

Shipbuilding arm of Japanese giant slips into the red in third quarter despite more orders and higher net sales.

06:05 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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MES dips but has bright outlook

Japanese shipbuilder reports lower earnings but still sees full year improvement.

11:16 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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Korean giants see shares sink

HHI and SHI see market values backtrack following fourth quarter profit pain.

11:01 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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IHI Corporation earnings take a dip

Japanese shipbuilder's nine-month profit slips in the same week that it announced mega-merger.

10:27 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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Oaktree denies hacker’s claims

Private equity giant joins Gulmar Offshore in torpedoing allegations of fraud and tax evasion as police probe whistleblower.

22:18 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Daewoo suffers in fourth quarter

Korean shipbuilder's annual profit stable, but earnings plunged 62% in final three months.

07:51 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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The big Daewoo share giveaway?

Investors in Korean bail-out fund could bag $870m of yard's shares if asset agency Kamco cannot sell them.

10:18 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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Tanker blues bite Japan's Kyoei

Tokyo-listed VLCC owner turns to nine-month loss in weak markets.

09:55 GMT, 03 Feb 2012
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Lazard Capital cuts Urs Dur

Investment firm parts with one of shipping’s veteran equity analysts in tough finance market.

19:09 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Lodestar losers pay the price of failure

Team behind attempt to take British Marine’s P&I business by stealth suffer another comprehensive defeat.

17:14 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Hoegh LNG eyes expansion ammo

Oslo-quoted owner tests market appetite for gas stocks with $200m fundraiser aimed at growing FSRU arsenal.

18:28 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Dutch courage boosts Siestas

Insolvent German yard’s hopes of survival lifted by Van Oord renegotiating wind power order.

17:12 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Seadrill CFO heads for the door

John Fredriksen-controlled drilling giant shuffles management structure as Esa Ikaheimonen departs.

21:15 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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RCCL crunches Concordia numbers

Richard Fain-led Royal Caribbean will miss first quarter and 2012 estimates following Carnival’s Italian casualty.

15:13 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Tidewater trumps the street

US offshore giant defies analysts’ expectations to hold steady course in the final quarter.

15:26 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Sovcomflot IPO "first in line"

Russian economy ministry says tanker company’s share sale is the main priority for the spring.

13:56 GMT, 02 Feb 2012

Euronav bleeds red ink

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Hyundai Heavy hammered in Q4

World’s largest shipbuilder sees its bottom line tumble by more than 90% as cheaper ships are built.

12:10 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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NOCC joins bond run band

Lars Solbakken-led shipowner is the latest firm to tap the red hot bond market in Oslo.

11:21 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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ISC profit better on paper

US shipowner’s 2011 earnings boosted by non-cash gain from its full takeover of Drybulk Capeholding.

10:10 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Moody’s drops rating on Japanese duo

Credit rating agency cuts its view on MOL and NYK against backdrop of tough markets.

12:45 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Shreyas Shipping turns to red

Indian feedership operator was hurt by soaring fuel costs last year.

11:36 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Jefferies boosts its view of boxship boys

Improving container market drawns higher ratings for OOIL, NOL, CSCL and Japan’s big three.

10:37 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Tamai Steamship turning it on

Japanese bulker owner sees nine-month profit jump despite revenue drop.

10:30 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Glencore pushes for Xstrata deal

Ivan Glasenberg-led commodities titan is close to a merger with mining powerhouse.

08:33 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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Costamare climbs in the fourth

Constantinos Constantakopoulos-controlled containership owner beats Wall Street bets as profit more than doubles.

22:29 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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Global Offshore sees profit dip

Bombay-listed offshore vessel owner has final quarter earnings slashed.

17:10 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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RS Platou ponders Iranian poser

Iranian embargo is already pushing rates but it won't provide a lasting cure for low earnings, says Ole-Rikard Hammer.

16:22 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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General Maritime rolls the dice

Bankrupt US tanker owner files restructuring plan as it races to unshackle Chapter 11 chains by spring.

17:29 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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Dragon to breathe some life into BDI

ICAP delivers a history lesson which shows hope for the dry-cargo market given an early Chinese New Year holiday.

09:59 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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Mercator faces cash crunch

Singapore-listed arm of Indian shipowner is hit by a combination of rising costs and declining rates.

05:28 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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Gulmar CFO plots timely departure

Finance chief of Oaktree-backed offshore contractor races to the exit as talk of tax headaches and expansion escalates.

19:32 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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CH Offshore slashed by a fifth

Smaller fleet costs Singapore-listed offshore owner in the first half.

12:02 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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UniCredit scales back shipping

Italian bank cutting EUR 9bn exposure to non-core marine business by renewing loans “very selectively.”

11:21 GMT, 01 Feb 2012
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NS United in profit reverse

Japanese tanker and bulker owner goes from JPY2.4bn profit to JPY1.3bn loss in twelve months.

00:23 GMT, 02 Feb 2012
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