TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
Paper chase - key figures from shipping's favourite newspaper.
1: Position held by John Fredriksen’s group as the leading owner of ships on order, according to Clarksons.
(Fredriksen takes top spot with latest order)
14: Boxship newbuildings ordered by Chile’s CSAV at Samsung Heavy Industries.
(CSAV returns to Samsung for huge order)
4: Medium Range tankers hired by trader Vitol for a year from Italian owner Rizzo Bottiglieri De Carlini.
(Energy trader Vitol secures four tankers on period deals)
2: MR products carrier newbuildings penned by Vitol-linked Elandra at Korea’s SPP Shipbuilding.
(Elandra back at SPP for two more MR tankers)
$75m: Funds targeted by Athenian group of Greece on the Norwegian bond market.
(Athenian after bond money to fund VLCC newbuilding at Hyundai Heavy Industries)
48: Years in business before Greek owner Good Faith Shipping shut up shop with sale of final vessel.
(Good Faith brings curtain down on fleet)
Digital digits - numbers hitting the headlines on www.tradewindsnews.com
$463m: Owed to the tax man by bankrupt US shipowner Overseas Shipbuilding Group.
(IRS clobbers OSG)
8: Gas carrier newbuildings confirmed at Hanjin Heavy Industries by Exmar and Teekay joint venture Exmar LPG.
(Exmar seals LPG orders)
3: Newbuildings ordered by separate Norwegian owners in one day this week.
(Hat trick for STX OSV)
$60m: Value of an investment by Aristotle Onassis’ Olympic LNG Investments in Peter Livanos-led Gaslog.
(Onassis sitting on $60m)
$545m: Fine incurred by Xena Warrior princess actress Lucy Lawless in New Zealand for boarding a drillship in an environmental protest.
(Lawless broke the law)
$19.7m: Paid by Diana Shipping for a kamsarmax bulker owned by bankrupt owner Deiulemar Compagnia di Navigazione.
(DSX wins Deiulemar auction)
