RSS for Tradewinds, Ship Sales

Scorpio shuffles the pack

Dale Wainwright — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:04:17 GMT

Monaco-based tanker owner adds to orderbook, charters in fresh tonnage and confirms three ship disposals.

SPO snatches Seabed

Gary Dixon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:22:47 GMT

Singapore offshore player takes over Hans Martin Gravdal’s one-vessel operation.

CMES closes on VLCCs

Gary Dixon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:51:41 GMT

Chinese group readies $460m share sale to fund 10-ship tanker newbuilding spree.

Precious picks up a Princess

Andy Pierce — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:51:26 GMT

Khalid Hashim-led owner buys its second bulker from Goodearth in as many months.

ICAP buys Island Shipbrokers

Dale Wainwright — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:25:09 GMT

London broker back on the acquisition trail with deal to take over Singapore tanker and S&P specialist.

Hochtief back for more

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:57:22 GMT

German owner orders another heavy-lift ship at Poland’s Crist for wind-farm installation work.

Yards running on half a tank

Andy Pierce — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:21:01 GMT

Newbuilding orders reached only 50% of global capacity in 2011 despite prices dropping by a tenth, RS Platou says.

WIS eyes upgrade

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:56:52 GMT

ABG-owned shiprepairer will spend INR 450m on modernisation and a new drydock.

Clean tanker orders to soar

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:17:02 GMT

Korean analyst expects 120 products carrier newbuildings to be contracted this year.

SPP seals products double

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:33:20 GMT

Korean yard adds two more 52,000-dwt MR2s to orderbook after clinching Navios trio.

Tanker foursome on the block

Dale Wainwright — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:20:11 GMT

Overseas Maritime Carriers is said to be disposing of a series of four modern chemical tankers.

Dongfang clears the clouds

Andy Pierce — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:36:44 GMT

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

Sneaky seven for Yangzijiang

Andy Pierce — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:04:45 GMT

Singapore-listed yard quietly books contracts for mixed bulker septet worth over $200m.

Tankerska sell-off continues

Gary Dixon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:15:04 GMT

Croatian owner reportedly offloads another loss-making mid-1990s aframax.

Sanko selling a couple more

Andy Pierce — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:09:16 GMT

Japanese owner tipped to have placed a for sale board on two bulkers.

Alcock Ashdown to be sold

Gary Dixon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:57 GMT

India's Gujarat state planning to privatise loss-making Bhavnagar shipbuilder.

Kherson in the money

Gary Dixon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:40:27 GMT

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

Marsh ups Braemar stake

Dale Wainwright — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:19:45 GMT

Share acquisition sees company chief executive lift his stake in British ship broking firm to nearly 6%.

SFI trims dividend

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:12:03 GMT

John Fredriksen-backed owner ready to exploit declining asset prices as reduced payout preserves healthy cash reserves.

Topaz talks turkey

Andy Pierce — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:53:13 GMT

Newbuildings, second hand buys, listings and takeovers on the agenda at offshore firm, Donaldson says.