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Vitol revenues set new record

Rising oil prices boost results at giant oil trader and one of the world’s largest charterers of tanker tonnage.
02:13 GMT, 23 Feb 2012
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Scorpio hit by write downs

Monaco-based tanker player is the latest owner to take a substantial charge due to declining vessel values.

04:04 GMT, 23 Feb 2012
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Sterne Agee analyst survives the cut

New York shipping sage shifts gears as another US investment bank torpedoes coverage of stocks tied to troubled sectors.

19:53 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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GNK moves forward with funding run

Dahlman prophecy on point as US-listed bulker owner turns to capital markets for cash to cut loan repayments.

23:42 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Creditors blast Genmar bailout plan

Peter Georgiopoulos-led tanker owner under fire as lawyers attempt to sink Oaktree-backed reorganisation proposal.

17:12 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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NOL suffers bloodbath in the fourth

Singaporean container line sees near $1bn negative shift in its full-year bottom line following fourth quarter horror show.

10:18 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Ezion Holdings to tap markets?

Singapore-listed offshore owner tipped to launch fundraiser as it eyes expansion.

17:08 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Miclyn Express Offshore on the march

ASX-listed offshore owner continues charge with a huge rise in earnings and sales across the board.

14:29 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Neptune Orient Lines to swing the axe

Massive cost cuts on the way following Singapore-listed containership owner’s deepest ever quarterly reversal.

15:03 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Sevan Marine chops final quarter deficit

Oslo-listed FPSO company posts better numbers in the final period as it nears the end of financial overhall.

12:05 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Ezion Holdings bags another

Singapore-listed owner secures a service rig deal worth over $100m as it announces a successful year.

09:54 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Fain sells Royal Caribbean stock

CEO offloads $2m worth of shares in cruiseship owner to help pay a tax bill.

11:15 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Genco tipped for funding run

New York-listed bulker owner could look for $50m equity issue to help with loan repayments, analyst says.

12:09 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Jefferies boosts Pacific Basin

Hong Kong-listed owner handed a buy tag amid expectations its bulkers will turn a profit in a terrible market.

09:33 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Genco dodges deficit forecasts

Peter Georgiopoulos-backed bulker owner beats Wall Street bets after squeezing out modest quarterly profit.

00:15 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Asciano confident on profit

Australian ports and rail group eyes second-half earnings increase after stronger first six months.

10:07 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Danaos sheds the red in the fourth

New York-quoted containership owner’s quarterly profit overshadowed by chief executive’s grim market forecast.

22:08 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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ACM drops on Platou rebuff

Shares in the London tanker broker slide after it knocks back potential takeover bid from Norwegian rival.

05:15 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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Wall Street fears cash crisis at OSG

Asset sales and equity exercises increasingly likely for Morten Arntzen-led owner following failed Title XI loan bid, analyst says.

17:11 GMT, 21 Feb 2012

Grim reality plagues VLCCs

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Baltic Trading profits halve

Despite fourth quarter profit capesize and small bulker player ends year in red as weaker rates take their toll.

04:08 GMT, 22 Feb 2012
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STX Europe romps home in the fourth

Korean-owned shipbuilder produces impressive final charge to end the year on a high.

14:54 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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Seychelles Petroleum "financially sound"

Indian Ocean tanker owner says it will “forge on” despite racking up losses from tough markets.

14:48 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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Golar LNG seeing huge growth

John Frediksen-controlled owner reports soaring profit and expects more to come as reactivated vessels and newbuildings are brought online.

09:38 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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Freeze purchase fires GMLP dividend

Golar Partners’ profit passes its parent’s in Q4 as vessel dropdown spurs payout.

15:34 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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HMM targeting profit return in 2012

Korean boxship and tanker owner aiming for operating earnings of $116m this year.

09:53 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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Mercantile Shipping posts loss

Sri Lankan multipurpose operator moves into the red as revenue falls by a fifth.

08:00 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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Malaysia Marine Heavy profit slumps

Kuala Lumpur-listed shipbuilder’s fourth quarter earnings drops as it stops recognising Turkmenistan income.

11:11 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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Platou bid for rival ACM is rebuffed

Peter Anker offer inadequate but broking rivals hope to salvage co-operation deal from failed takeover offer.

18:34 GMT, 20 Feb 2012
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PDZ Holdings still going strong

Kuala Lumpur-listed owner continues profit drive as container volumes rise.

12:53 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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OSG abandons Title XI claim

Troubled tanker owner has withdrawn its bid for state-backed funding after feds give plan the thumbs down.

02:56 GMT, 20 Feb 2012
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Aussies seek industry input

The Australian government wants industry feedback on its proposed tax reforms for domestic shipping.

01:17 GMT, 21 Feb 2012
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Seychelles in trouble over tankers

State shipowner Seychelles Petroleum losing $1m a month on its five-ship products carrier fleet.

10:23 GMT, 20 Feb 2012
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Torm dials back shot clock

Banks bless cash-strapped Danish owner’s request to postopone expiration of financial waivers by two weeks.

20:35 GMT, 17 Feb 2012
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Marco seeks BBR listing

Singapore-based offshore company plans to float Indonesian shipowning joint venture.

10:23 GMT, 20 Feb 2012
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Dongfang's take on dark days

AIM-listed yard says reports of owner’s run away and production shutdowns are wide of the mark.

15:36 GMT, 20 Feb 2012
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Kherson Shipyard in the money

Ukrainian shipbuilder increases earnings for 2011 as it clinches work until 2013.

07:40 GMT, 20 Feb 2012
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NOCC gets extra cash in the bag

Tom Erik Klaveness and Wilh Wilhelmsen the main contributors as Oslo-listed owner pockets a dash over $20m.

10:18 GMT, 20 Feb 2012
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