Paper chase - key figures from shipping's favourite newspaper.
15: Age at which Frontline wants to see owners scrapping VLCCs to accelerate recovery.
(Tanker rates face doldrums until owners opt to scrap young units)
10: Handysize bulkers Bermuda-based Intelink has ordered at private Chinese yard Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding.
(Interlink books up to 10 handysize bulkers in China)
2: Capesize vessels Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime has sent to the scrapheap for a combined $17.5m.
(Scrap-happy Zodiac Maritime sends capesize pair to the torch)
4: LPG carriers Greek owner Byzantine Maritime orders at Hyundai Mipo for $200m.
(Byzantine joins the dash for gas by Greek owners)
44%: Percentage stake of Navios Maritime Partners sold by hedge fund Kayne Anderson since 2012 peak.
(Fund sheds shares in Navios spin-off)
$110,000: Day rates seen for LNG carriers in recent weeks ahead of arrival of first speculatively ordered newbuilds.
(LNG carrier spot rates settle at over six figures)
$500m: US-based Harvey Gulf International Marine is preparing to splash on a Norwegian offshore vessel owner to expand its footprint.
(Norwegian acquisition on menu as Harvey Gulf looks outside US)
Digital digits - numbers hitting the headlines on www.tradewindsnews.com
2: 82,000-dwt bulkers ordered by Torvald Klaveness at Yangzijiang in China.
2: Cargoships torched in the Mediterranean by cannabis smugglers as authorities close in.
40: Ripe old age reached by Hoegh LNG’s carrier 87,600-cbm Norman Lady (built 1973) ahead of scrapping.
48: Offshore support vessels swept up by Harvey Gulf as it takes over local rival Abdon Callais Offshore.
$400m: Laid down by Trafigura-Mubadala joint venture for control of Brazilian iron ore ‘superport’.
4: Products carrier newbuildings Seacor Holdings has ordered at San Diego shipyard Nassco.
