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TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week:

Paper chase - Key figures from shipping’s favourite newspaper:

Lauritzen boss, Torben Janholt.

0: Single-hull tankers directly operated by Frontline after double scrapping this week. More...

4: Lauritzen Bulker newbuildings tipped for sale to capitalise on 15% jump in value. More...

7: Zim boxships returning to service after being laid-up for between six and 12 months. More...

10: UACC chemical tankers which are in doubt as SLS has yet to start work on the series due for delivery in 2011 and early 2012. More...

50: Percentage of Bergen-based Hav Ship Management snapped up by Oslo Bulk Shipping. More...

80: Target fleet for the Lloyd’s Containership Pool set up by former Klaveness dry-cargo pool head, Knut Hundhammer. More...

20m: Commissions destined for the pockets of Stamatis Molaris and Hans Mende, executives at IPO hopeful Alma Maritime. More...

55m: Price per ship for Hanjin Heavy capesize brace penned by Chinese owner Henghou Group. More...

195m: Spending by Spar Shipping on six supramax resales, the company’s biggest ever deal. More...

3bn: Fire power of China Ship Fund, which is said to have 20 capesize newbuildings on its radar. More...

Digital digits - Numbers hitting the headlines on tradewinds.no:

Thomas Wilhelmsen.

0: Immediate plans for dividend at Scorpio Tankers after its $230m US IPO. It paid out $8.7m in the first nine months of 2009. More...

2: Single-hull VLCCs shipped out by Titan Petrochemical in $30m deal. More...

4: BW Gas LPG carriers tied up until rates improve. More...

5: Hyundai Heavy newbuildings sliced by Quest Maritime of Greece, sister to IPO hopeful, Alma Maritime. More...

16.53m: Fourth quarter loss at Tsakos Energy Navigation, its first ever three month reversal. More...

63m: Potential share issue haul for Polys Haji-Ioannou’s Safe Bulkers after stock was priced at a 5% discount. More...

400m: IPO pot in the sights of Wilh Wilhelmsen as it plans Oslo listing for shipping and logistics arms. More...

586m: Rights issue planned by Cosco Shipping Co to fund 20-ship splurge. More...

1.4bn: Revised IPO target for Eike Batista’s OSX Brasil after float was cut by 40%. More...

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