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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Finance

Dubai’s DP World Signs $3 Billion Loan Deal

DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, has signed a $3 billion loan deal, becoming the latest Dubai entity to take advantage of buoyant funding

July 15, 2014
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
Finance

EIB to Support Fjord Line Fleet Expansion

Norwegian ferry operator Fjord Line announced this week the receipt of a EUR 124 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the growth

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 173

Finance

Shipping Loan Losses Hit Earnings at Norway’s Largest Bank

Higher-than-expected loan losses in the shipping sector ate into DNB's second-quarter earnings, sending shares in Norway's largest bank down almost 5 percent

July 10, 2014
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Finance

KKR Partners With OEG Offshore Group

Investment firm KKR announced today it has acquired a majority stake in Aberdeen-based OEG Offshore Group, a company that supports the offshore oil and gas by

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 172

Finance

Seadrill Cancels $1 Billion Debt Issue After Shares Fall Precipitously

Oslo-listed Seadrill scrapped plans for a billion-dollar convertible bond issue after a fall in its share price and said its liquidity remained

July 9, 2014
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Finance

Maersk to Take $1.7 Billion Hit as Brazilian Oil Venture Comes Up Short

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S said its oil and gas business will take a $1.7 billion writedown on its oil assets in Brazil and no longer push for an expansion in the

July 8, 2014
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Friday, July 4, 2014
Finance

Abraaj’s Stanford Marine Said to Delay London IPO to Seek Buyer

Stanford Marine Group postponed a planned initial public offering in London as majority owner Abraaj Group courts potential buyers for the Dubai-based

July 4, 2014
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Finance

KKR’s Turkish Ferry Sale Said to Lure Offers From DFDS, Esas

KKR & Co.’s Turkish ferry unit, its sole investment in the country, has attracted binding bids from Danish shipping company DFDS Group A/S and an alliance of

July 2, 2014
Total Views: 47

Finance

U.S. Judge Clears Way for Genco Shipping to Exit Bankruptcy

A U.S. bankruptcy judge said on Wednesday he will approve Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd's plan to exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy after he overruled objections

July 2, 2014
Total Views: 26

Finance

Incoming Hapag-Lloyd Chairman Confident for IPO at End-2015

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd's designated Chairman Michael Behrendt said he was confident that market conditions would support plans for an initial

July 2, 2014
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
Finance

Saudi Shipper Bahri Plans Long-Term Financing to Replace Vela Aquisition Debt

National Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) plans to arrange long-term sharia-compliant financing in the next year to replace a bridge loan backing its $1.3

June 22, 2014
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Finance

Indonesian Shipper Trada Maritime At Risk of Default on $31 Million Debt

JAKARTA, June 5 (Reuters) – Indonesian shipping company PT Trada Maritime Tbk is at risk of defaulting on its debt of around $31 million to the

June 5, 2014
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Finance

Maersk Completes $5.1 Billion Refinance

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S announced today the successful completion of a USD $5.1 billion syndicated revolving credit facility with a selected group of

June 4, 2014
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Friday, May 30, 2014
Finance

Precious Shipping’s Plan to Expand Fleet by 1 Million Deadweight Gains Financing

Thai dry bulk shipping firm Precious Shipping (PSL) announced today the executing of a USD 81.50 million Term Loan Facility with Export-Import Bank of

May 30, 2014
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Finance

Frontline May Need To Restructure

OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) – OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) – Oil tanker firm Frontline reported deepening losses Tuesday and said it may struggle to repay its

May 27, 2014
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Friday, May 23, 2014
Finance

SFL Acquires Kamsarmaxes

PRESS RELEASE – Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) today announced the agreement to acquire two 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax dry-bulk carriers built

May 23, 2014
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Finance

Maersk Profit Jumps on Lower Costs, Higher Shipping Volumes

By Christian Wienberg May 21 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S’s container- shipping line, the world’s largest, said first-quarter profit more

May 21, 2014
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Monday, May 19, 2014
Finance

Israel Corp Shareholders To Vote On Zim Shipping’s $3 Billion Restructuring

JERUSALEM, May 19 (Reuters) – Israel Corp shareholders are set to vote on a $3 billion restructuring plan by the conglomerate’s shipping offshoot

May 19, 2014
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Finance

Batista Shipbuilder OSX Offers To Pay Debt In 25 Years

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 16 (Reuters) – Brazil’s OSX Brasil SA , the bankrupt shipbuilder controlled by former billionaire Eike Batista, presented a

May 17, 2014
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Friday, May 16, 2014
Finance

Eagle Bulk Gets Two More Weeks

Financially distressed dry bulk shipper Eagle Bulk has gained another two weeks to come to an agreement with their lenders to agree on a restructuring

May 16, 2014
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