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TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.

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)

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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)

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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)