Finance


Monday, July 1, 2013
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Finance

Nakilat Venture Obtains $662 Million Refinancing to Expand Fleet of LNG Ships

(Bloomberg) — Qatar Gas Transport Co., the operator of liquefied natural gas vessels, said its joint venture with Angelicoussis Shipping Group Ltd.

July 1, 2013
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Saturday, June 29, 2013
ardmore seaventure
Finance

Ardmore Shipping Files for IPO on NYSE

June 28 (Reuters) – Shipping company Ardmore Shipping Corp filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $160 million in an initial public offering of common

June 29, 2013
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Friday, June 28, 2013
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Finance

Subsea 7 Rebounds After Huge Sell-Off by Investors

June 28 (Bloomberg) — Subsea 7 SA, an offshore oil services provider, advanced in Oslo as investors bought back into the stock after a

June 28, 2013
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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Finance

Commerzbank Says Has No Plans For Firesale Of Shipping Portfolio

Commerzbank on Wednesday sought to reassure investors that it is not selling assets in a value destructive manner in response to market speculation about a

June 26, 2013
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Monday, June 17, 2013
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Finance

STX Pan Ocean Shares Fall as Restructuring Process Begins

(Bloomberg) — STX Pan Ocean Co., South Korea’s largest commodities-shipping company, slumped to the lowest level in Seoul trading since its

June 17, 2013
Total Views: 110

Monday, June 10, 2013
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Finance

Safe Bulkers Preferred Shares Priced At 8%

Last Wednesday I wrote an article about the epidemic, more like trend to be exact, of Greek shipping companies issuing preferred shares to boost their equity

June 10, 2013
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Friday, June 7, 2013
STX Pan Ocean Files For Protection
Finance

STX Pan Ocean Files For Protection

(Reuters) STX Pan Ocean – owner of 97 bulk vessels, 249 chartered-in ships and open contracts for 28 newbuilds – filed for court receivership on

June 7, 2013
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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Finance

Preferred Shares For Sale From Greece’s Finest Ship Owners

Tired of staid common shares?  Looking to spice up your day-trading life? How about some Series-B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares? (I cannot

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 73

Friday, May 31, 2013
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Finance

Lloyds Seeks To Sell Around $500 Million In Shipping Loans

LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group is looking to sell an estimated $500 million tranche of its shipping loans as it continues to shrink its

May 31, 2013
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Frontline Tankers is Steaming Toward Financial Shoalwater
Finance

Frontline Tankers is Steaming Toward Financial Shoalwater

By Balazs Koranyi OSLO, May 30 (Reuters) – Frontline Ltd, the tanker arm of shipping tycoon John Fredriksen’s business empire, expects losses to

May 30, 2013
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Petrojarl Cidade de Itajai FPSO
Finance

Teekay Offshore Gets the Keys to Cidade de Itajai FPSO

Vancouver-based Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), has turned over the keys to the Cidade de Itajai FPSO in a $204 million deal struck today with their daughter

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 171

Monday, May 27, 2013
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Finance

Seadrill Climbs as Investors Bet on Higher Dividend

(Bloomberg) — Seadrill Ltd., the offshore drilling company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, climbed in Oslo as investors bet payments to

May 27, 2013
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Friday, May 24, 2013
golden ocean group
Finance

Golden Ocean Group Sits in an Enviable Position Within Dry Bulk Sector

(Bloomberg) — Golden Ocean Group Ltd., the dry bulk shipping group controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, rose in Oslo as a strong balance sheet and

May 24, 2013
Total Views: 106

Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ocean Rig Reports Strong Ultra-Deepwater Fundamentals
Finance

Ocean Rig Reports Strong Ultra-Deepwater Fundamentals

Ocean Rig CEO George Economou commented in his Q1 2013 earnings report yesterday that the “outlook for the UDW (Ultra-Deepwater) drilling industry is

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 108

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Finance

Rickmers Group to Raise $258 Million in Landmark Bond Sale

(Bloomberg) — Rickmers Group is breaking with tradition as it seeks to become the first German charter shipping company to raise money in the bond

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 212

Monday, May 20, 2013
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Finance

Norden Bets on Ship Rally After Worst Market Since ’02

(Bloomberg) — D/S Norden A/S, Europe’s biggest owner of ships hauling iron ore and coal, is making its first bet in three years that rates for

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 112

wilbur ross
Finance

Wilbur Ross Plans More Investments in Shipping, Anticipates Recovery in 2014

Wilbur Ross said he intends to add to his shipping investments as slowing growth of the merchant fleet spurs an industry recovery as soon as next

May 20, 2013
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
songa eclipse
Finance

Optimism Abounds at Songa Offshore, Shares Gain over 5.5%

Investors in Songa Offshore (SONG:OSLO) reacted positively today to comments made by interim CEO and Chairman of the Board, Jens A Wilhelmsen.  Share prices

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
neptune orient lines nol shipping
Finance

Off to a Better Start, Neptune Orient Lines Reports Q1 Profit

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, posted a profit in the first quarter, helped by gains from selling its

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 37

Friday, May 3, 2013
As Debt Problems Worsen, STX May Sell off Shipyards Worldwide
Finance

As Debt Problems Worsen, STX May Sell off Shipyards Worldwide

South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co is considering the sale of shipyards in France, Finland and

May 3, 2013
Total Views: 52