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John Fredriksen


Monday, March 25, 2013
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Engineering News

Fredriksen Places $2.6 Billion Bet on the Future of Shipping

(Bloomberg) — John Fredriksen, the richest shipping investor, is spending $2.6 billion on the biggest fleet of fuel-efficient ships in history, betting

March 25, 2013
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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News

Fredriksen’s Golden Ocean Group Rises on Prospects of Dry Bulk Market Recovery

Golden Ocean Group Ltd. climbed to the highest level in almost two years in Oslo trading after the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen

February 19, 2013
Total Views: 39

Thursday, January 31, 2013
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News

Fredriksen’s Golden Ocean Group Gains on Speculation Dry Bulk is Set for a Revival

(Bloomberg) — Golden Ocean Group Ltd., the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, rose the most in a week in Oslo trading after

January 31, 2013
Total Views: 17

Thursday, January 24, 2013
Fredriksen: Tankers Will be the First to Recover [UPDATED]

Fredriksen: Tankers Will be the First to Recover [UPDATED]

By Mikael Holter and Isaac Arnsdorf Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — The market for oil and fuel tankers will be the first to recover from a glut in the shipping

January 24, 2013
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Finance

CSAV Emerges from the Darkness as Highest Returning Container Shipper

Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) — Chile’s richest family has turned the world’s worst-performing container shipper into a champion by shedding rented

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 50

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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News

Fredricksen is “Printing Money” With Golar LNG as Day Rates Begin to Fall

Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Rates to ship liquefied natural gas are dropping for the first time in four years amid a diminishing scarcity of the carriers

January 22, 2013
Total Views: 23

Monday, September 24, 2012
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News

Japanese Hunger for LNG on Par With Bluefin Tuna, Fredriksen Dishes it Up

(Bloomberg) — The biggest shutdown of nuclear power in history will spur record demand for liquefied natural gas and the most profit ever for Golar LNG

September 24, 2012
Total Views: 15

Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Finance

Private Equity Investors View the Depressed Shipping Market with Serious Interest

Wilbur Ross, whose company manages about $10 billion of assets, said private-equity investors are increasingly interested in shipping after a four-year rout

September 13, 2012
Total Views: 16

Monday, September 10, 2012
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Interesting

John Fredriksen: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

The flow of much of the world’s oil is controlled from a small suite of offices perched over a Tiffany & Co. store in the Chelsea section of London.

September 10, 2012
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
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News

Fredriksen’s Golar Receives Record Rate to Store LNG at Sea (corrected)

(Corrects storage location in first paragraph of story published Aug. 9. Company corrects rate in second.)  (Bloomberg) — Golar LNG Ltd., a company

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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Engineering News

From Broke To Billions – Risk Management, Efficiency And The Secret To Success

Why are some shipping magnates among the wealthiest individuals in the world while others spend most of their time in bankruptcy hearings? The answer seems

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 54

Monday, April 30, 2012
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Billions More Than Richard Branson and The Queen – John Fredriksen Featured In Forbes

What has been a bad year fort the shipping industry has been better for shipping magnate John Fredriksen. As seaborne shipping collapsed last year, so did

April 30, 2012
Total Views: 243
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