Paper chase - key figures from shipping's favourite newspaper.
8: LNG carriers in the sights of China Shipping and
MOL in a deal which would tip the scales at $1.5bn.
(CSC and MOL poised to ink octet)

13.4m: Dollars Zodiac Maritime is picking up
following the tossing of two more capesize bulkers.
(End of the road for more Zodiac capes)
216m: value of double charter deal between Wilbur
Ross’ Navigator Gas and Russian firm Sibur.
(Navigator bags long-term charters)
6: Suezmaxes on the drawing board for oil powerhouse
PDVSA, with Rongsheng among the names linked to the order.
(PDVSA ponders order for slew of tankers)
45: Percentage BW Group is set to save on its
insurance bill following an overhaul of its policy.
(BW in radical insurance shift)
108m: Potential saving on tax bill which has OSG
employing a counter-intuitive strategy.
(OSG aims to protect losses)
10: Years on CSVs secured by Hyundai Glovis which
proved enough to tempt it into the VLCC sector with a newbuilding order.
(Hyundai Glovis enters
tanker market)
Digital digits - numbers hitting the headlines on www.tradewindsnews.com
2:
VLCCs which Capital Product Partners has swapped for a brace of Maersk
charterered boxships owned by backer Capital Maritime & Trading.
(CPLP's box swap)
310m:
Cash raked in by Frontline 2012 to pay for a clutch of newbuilidngs, including
four capes.
(Cape
cash for Frderiksen)
106:
Vessels lost last year, a rise from 91 in 2011 but better than the 10-year
average, Allianz says.
(Losses
climb in 2012)
69m:
Loss facing Torm due to the forced sale of five modern vessels by lenders.
(Forced
five could hurt)
1,095:
New ships added to the global orderbook in 2012, down 35% year-on-year,
according to Clarksons.
(Orders plunge)
22:
Ships in the target fleet of E-P Gas, formed via the merger of Epic Shipping
and Pantheon.
(Buttery
bets on LPG)
51.92bn:
Lending to shipping and offshore owners in 2012, down by a third on the
previous year.
(Lending
takes a tumble)