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Armada chases award

Insolvent Singaporean shipping outfit brings $68m COA battle to Chicago courtroom.
23:39 GMT, 01 Sep 2010
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K-Sea makes Wall Street wait

US tug titan postpones investor pow-wow while it irons out credit facility and $85m equity injection.

15:07 GMT, 31 Aug 2010
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STX’s Daehan bid 'fails'

Korean yard giant’s offer for struggling compatriot yard knocked back by KDB, report claims.

08:52 GMT, 30 Aug 2010
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‘Unviable’ MMM slumps to loss

Troubled Malaysian Merchant Marine “pessimistic” about finding solution as first quarter turns red.

12:05 GMT, 30 Aug 2010
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Nexus puts FPSO order on ice

Anders Holm-led Norwegian has options to either cancel or restart FPSO newbuilding at Samsung.

09:28 GMT, 25 Aug 2010
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Trico files Chapter 11 papers

Nasdaq-listed owner files for bankruptcy protection for the second time in six years.

09:43 GMT, 26 Aug 2010
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Cecon sits on the brink

Bankruptcy could be in the cards for troubled Norwegian owner as second-quarter profit plummets.

16:08 GMT, 26 Aug 2010
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Patrick impairment whacks Asciano

Australian port and rail behemoth sent to large full-year loss on write down on acquisition.

08:26 GMT, 25 Aug 2010
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Harpa axes ETA charters

Bremen-based bulker operator pulls two units from long-term contracts with Emirates Trading Agency amid $10m legal battle.

16:29 GMT, 24 Aug 2010
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MBC airs dry-bulk market fears

Malaysian Bulk Carriers’ profit halved in second quarter and warns of over-tonnaged market and global downturn.

10:02 GMT, 24 Aug 2010
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Lone buyer eyes SeaFrance

Investment company Being Bang is the only bidder for French owner that sought bankruptcy protection in April.

09:56 GMT, 17 Aug 2010
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Stolt-Nielsen scores SLS payday

Norwegian tanker tribe pockets first chunk of $296m refund linked to collapsed Korean contracts.

18:20 GMT, 17 Aug 2010
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Happy days for Fonds in Q2

German shipping fund manager Lloyd Fonds motors back to black in second quarter after being leathered by poor markets.

15:24 GMT, 12 Aug 2010
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TOPS mulling stock split?

Tough weekend for Evangelos Pistiolis-led owner as late-breaking revelation sheds light on Nasdaq delisting dilemma.

22:18 GMT, 13 Aug 2010
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STX: ‘Newbuilding disaster unlikely’

Korean owner cuts second-quarter loss and says industry to avoid newbuilding doomsday with axing and delays.

08:31 GMT, 12 Aug 2010
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NewLead logs net loss

Second-quarter costs climb amid aggressive acquisition plan as Michael Zolotas-led owner sinks deeper into the red.

14:43 GMT, 12 Aug 2010
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Trico tanks as Chapter 11 looms

Shares in Nasdaq-listed offshore owner plunge 32% as Wall Street retreats amid bankruptcy bind.

00:21 GMT, 06 Aug 2010
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Diana issues dry wake-up call

President Anastassis Margaronis says dry-bulk stocks are no stable retirement home.

13:38 GMT, 06 Aug 2010
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Belgian chips off Saade’s table

Report claims Belgian billionaire Albert Frere muscled out of finance talks with CMA CGM.

09:49 GMT, 06 Aug 2010

Ship loan woes

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Davie desperate amid debt dilemma

Clock ticking as cash-strapped Canadian shipbuilder struggles to land private equity lifeline.

18:16 GMT, 28 Jul 2010
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DVB: ‘Too soon to sound all clear’

Boss Wolfgang Driese says bank remains selective as large orderbook signals volatile times ahead.

08:56 GMT, 04 Aug 2010
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NATS warns Olsen on delay

Herbjorn Hansson-led Nordic American could begin arbitration against Fred Olsen over suezmax resale delay.

10:34 GMT, 30 Jul 2010
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Boxship bounce under threat

Record newbuilding arrivals in July could place container shipping recovery on ice, report says.

09:19 GMT, 21 Jul 2010
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MMM faces Bursa Malaysia boot

Beleaguered owner warned it faces being jettisoned from the stock exchange after rule breach.

10:01 GMT, 05 Aug 2010
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BP bales out its tanker arm

Troubled oil supermajor injects $260m into shipping arm after heavy losses in tanker market.

10:11 GMT, 09 Jul 2010
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CMA CGM eyes $1.8bn

Jacques Saade-led liner behemoth reportedly makes nearly $1bn operating profit in first half.

07:45 GMT, 12 Jul 2010
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Kobe yard counting the days

Japanese heavyweight Mitsubishi Heavy Industries calls time on commercial shipbuilding at one of its three yards.

11:00 GMT, 21 Jul 2010
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Zodiac refuses to lose

Zodiac Maritime heads group of owners keeping capesizes at anchor due to depressed rates.

11:21 GMT, 14 Jul 2010
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Omega admits breach of covenant

George Kassiotis-led tanker owner working to refinance and may raise capital as late reports finally filed.

14:33 GMT, 09 Jul 2010
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Saade ‘picks Qatari fund’

CMA CGM decides on Qatari investment fund bid for much-needed $1bn injection, report claims.

10:37 GMT, 30 Jun 2010
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Saade sets July deadline

CMA CGM aims to tie up financing deal by the end of the month as first-quarter results improve.

07:12 GMT, 06 Jul 2010
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OceanFreight springs stock split

Greek shipowner works its magic transforming three shares to one in the wake of delisting dilemma.

14:54 GMT, 17 Jun 2010
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UACC 'to drop four' at SLS

Jens Groenning-led owner arranges new $280m loan as report suggests 10-ship order at SLS to be cut to six.

12:52 GMT, 01 Jul 2010
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Banks buoy Trico Marine

Troubled offshore owner says Chapter 11 is still in the cards but a $50m boost from banks has turned the hands of time.

21:49 GMT, 17 Jun 2010
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CMA CGM quashes debt rumour

Jacques Saade-led boxship owner denies ‘malicious’ media claim that it has shifted debt to Global Ship Lease.

11:02 GMT, 22 Jun 2010
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Trico teetering on the brink

Troubled offshore owner says it has three days to land loan waivers or face bankruptcy protection from creditors.

15:44 GMT, 14 Jun 2010
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Moby throws IPO on ice

Investors eyeing a warm slice of Moby Lines start to sweat as summer IPO gets tossed on backburner.

16:58 GMT, 15 Jun 2010
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