Latest Market Data
979.57 (-5.37) 16 May 2012 Top 50 Shipping Companies Index
News
Costamare snaps up two MISC boxships
‘Bargain’ pair of 3,842 teu vessels will operate under charter to Evergreen for two years
- MISC sells biggest boxships
- Costamare raises $106m from follow-on offering
- Costamare tops expectations with improved fourth-quarter results
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Capital Product sheds second smaller tanker
Proceeds from 2005-built duo used to repay bank debt
Capital shuffles suezmax charters in deal... -
Torm empties newbuilding orderbook
Shipowner cancels final tanker order to focus on restructuring talks with lenders
Torm rumoured to have sold two more MR... -
Torm sells MR tanker as restructuring looms
Vessel sold at $15m loss to reduce company debt
Torm is granted yet another debt extension
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Secondhand vintage handy market suffers from lack of Chinese interest
Tonnage offers ‘low-risk investment’, say sale and purchase brokers
Size of new capesize ships set to explode -
Goldenport takes control of German feeder vessel
Latest acquisition is well-priced, says Greek owner
London warned over loss of hire cover
Current policy wording leaves too much open to interpretation
Last Word
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Buyer beware
Choose your yard carefully, warns Banos -
Let’s face the music and dance
The London Ship Finance and Investment conference is... -
Brokers go for broke
Braemar and Gibson chiefs waste no time in catching up...
Commentary
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Leap year for optimistic Greeks?
RBS to lend $2bn to shipping industry in 2012 -
The time to buy vessels will not be announced in these pages
The time to buy vessels won’t be announced in these... -
A scrapping regime? Don’t hold your breath
Enforced scrapping could mitigate overcapacity
Daily Poll
Is more regulation needed for private security guards?
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Poll Archive
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Clean 609 (1) Dirty 774 (7) Baltic Tanker Indices
Analysis
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When will the courts act to restrain ship sales?
Recent case serves as a reminder that a court will not... -
Pressure on resale prices drives home harsh lesson
Forget discounted future earnings. A ship is only worth... -
Shipowners hold back from investing in green technology
Investing millions in a scrubber or ballast water... -
The cost of installing ballast water management systems
Systems can cost up to $8m and will be required by 2016...
The Mehrotra path
Useful advice on how to approach risk, stay in the battle and embrace opportunity
Exclusive audio interview with EU Navfor Commander Rear Admiral Duncan Potts on piracy
Special Reports
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Maritime Centres: Japan
A look at Japan’s continuing evolution as a leading... -
Shipping and the environment
The maritime industry is facing up to a rising tide of... -
Heavylift special report
Lloyd’s List tracks the trends affecting the heavylift... -
An eye on Singapore
Lloyd’s List looks at opportunities in Singapore
NOL faces an uphill battle
Questions loom over Singapore line’s third-quarter performance
"Discipline is critical to box lines’ prospects " Richard Meade
