Paperchase - key figures from shipping's favourite newspaper.
1: Atentative dollar per container premium for insurance to replace generalaverage.
(Driveto reform general average makes headway)
(Substandard- a word worth remembering as poor earnings impact ship maintenance)
<50:Odds as a percentage of Genco drifting into bankruptcy according to a sourcefamiliar with current negotiations.
(Genco'sbankruptcy prospects 'under 50%')
100:Number of active shipyards in China, South Korea and Japan according to BarryRogliano Salles.
(Noend to global shipbuilding crisis but change is in the air)
36m:New shares that Scorpio Tankers has issued to raise $300m to declare up to 16newbuilding options.
(Investorfocus switches to Scorpio 'bulker foray')
100m:Dollars Maersk has saved from negotiating a reduction in the cost of its newTriple E containerships.
(MaerskLine cuts 'Triple-E' newbuildings bill)
447m:Bank balance at year end at ‘go-slow’ Diana Shipping.
(DianaShipping in prime spot to ride recovery)
Digitaldigits - numbers hitting the headlines on www.tradewindsnews.com
2:The 8,600-gt Chamarel (built 1974) is now a ship in two halves as removal ofthe fire damaged cableship gets underway.
9:People feared dead as a result of the 1,924-teu containership Jolly Nero (built 1976) hitting port installations in Genoa.
65:Percentage reduction in Hyundai Merchant Marine's first quarter loss as its drycargo business picks-up.
150:Tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent - the environmental pay off from scrappingthe HSS ferry, Stena Voyager, at a company recycling facility.
800:Number of ships trading in the Black Sea that are more than three decades oldaccording to the ITF as it launches a ‘sea of shame’ safety campaign.
2000:Depth of water in metres where the 52,000–dwt bulker Ocean Breeze (built 2006)has been scuttled following a grounding that caused severe structural damage.