Boost for brokers
02.03.2011, 14:46
Lifting the clamp on ship breaking in Bangladesh will be celebrated by brokers, SSY says.
Panamax pair picked up
17.01.2012, 13:18
Two mid-90s bulkers have been sold for prices between $10.5m and $11m, brokers said.
NGL inks LPG deal
12.07.2011, 18:51
Nippon Gas Line coughs up cash to take Sea Sawasdee for three to five years, brokers say.
Full house for Christensen
02.03.2012, 12:15
UNO chief plays his cards right to snatch four top brokers from RG Hagland.
Tanker Pac ship on block
19.09.2011, 14:45
Ofer-linked company is looking to shed one of its aframaxes, brokers say.
SK linked to Neu cape
06.06.2011, 07:07
South Korean owner is behind a $16.4m deal for Neu Shipping vessel, brokers say.
Counting the cost of deals
29.07.2011, 14:59
Brokers on the run, a free ransom and how to get your hands on a small piece of marine art for 44¢.
Messina scraps ageing con-ros
31.10.2011, 19:57
Italian owner rakes in $18m from sale of two ro-ro containerships to cash buyers, brokers say.
Brokers battle for Baltic gong
24.01.2012, 12:54
Fight for the title of top BDI tipster is developing into a shoot-out between some of the best known broking houses.
VLCC volumes still high
12.08.2011, 10:38
The number of big tanker fixtures from the Middle East is consistently large, brokers say.
MTM tipped as buyer
08.08.2011, 18:56
Brokers link MT Maritime Management to $21m chemical tanker transaction with Japanese giant.
Bulker prices take another hit
28.02.2012, 12:35
Greek picks up a handysize in a deal suggesting a 25% slip in values over six weeks, brokers say.
TEN scraps aframax
13.06.2011, 17:40
Greek tanker owner dodges dry-docking bullet following $11m demolition deal, brokers say.
GE seals sister deal
09.12.2010, 20:15
Indian owner wraps up raid on another of Greek products tanker, brokers say.
Bulkers top scrap heap
28.03.2011, 19:34
Dry tonnage fetches top dollar in Alang as three tweendeckers hit the chopping block, brokers say.
Sekwang pair sold off
16.09.2011, 17:41
Seized chemical tankers snapped up by Indonesian buyer following Singapore arrest, brokers say.
Charterers opt for MRs
10.12.2011, 03:46
Fixtures backed by Cargill and Pdvsa showcase market’s appetite for medium-range tankers, brokers say.
STX takes Greek newbuilding
17.01.2012, 17:49
South Korean owner hires new supramax from Soloi for up to three and a half years, brokers say.
Geogas sheds LPG ship
15.12.2010, 17:51
Swiss owner and trader trims tonnage with $12m sale of modern gas carrier, brokers say.
Chinese owner sells cape
21.06.2011, 04:03
Vision Ship Management-controlled bulker changes hands in $10.8m deal, brokers say.
ISC tied to raid
15.08.2011, 21:23
New York-listed owner coughs up $20m to snatch Federal Patroller from Canadian giant, brokers say.
Pay-cut for Genco ship
20.04.2011, 17:36
Capital Bulk picks up a bulker from New York-listed owner at nearly $6,000 a day less than its previous contract, brokers say.
Harpain seals gas fix
16.06.2011, 22:59
German tanker owner poised to pocket nearly $7m from charter extension with Brazilian plastics player, brokers say.
Boxship sails to Brazil
24.09.2011, 00:36
Brazilian buyer cuts $11m check as German owner sells its smallest containership, brokers say.
FRO could scrap tanker
05.09.2011, 17:10
Brokers struggling to find buyers for Norwegian owner's 1994-built suezmax Front Fighter.
Eitzen scores gas extensions
07.12.2010, 21:36
Spanish energy giant squeezes another year out of time charters with Norwegian LPG owner, brokers say.
Tufton keeps market talking
14.01.2012, 05:47
Brokers connect UK investment manager to $54m acquisition of majority stake in two German product tankers.
Geosounder sets sail
03.06.2011, 21:04
Dof Subsea parts ways with ageing exploration vessel in transaction with Canadian owner, brokers say.
New5 in Numb3rs
14.01.2011, 12:07
Lorentzen & Stemoco brokers head for Oslo start-up while John Fredriksen leads US tanker charge.
Blu Navy scraps Primrose
08.02.2011, 22:57
Italian operator may need a date for St Valentine’s Day dance after scrapping elderly passenger carrier, brokers say.
Yang Ming tied to scrap pact
21.11.2011, 18:40
Brokers finger Taiwanese transport giant as seller in $9m demolition deal.
Petrobras hires PSV
07.03.2011, 18:17
Brazilian oil giant sets sights on anchor-handlers as Dof wing proves power of pedigree, brokers say.
Greek brokers make history
10.03.2011, 19:40
Partner Intermodal and N Cotzias break new ground with merger that may encourage a fresh trend.
Foremost ties up two
25.10.2010, 23:21
US bulker owner seals series of time charters with Wuhan Iron & Steel Co, brokers claim.
Hartmann scraps Rio Gas
02.02.2011, 18:30
Diversified German owner tightens up fleet portfolio with sale of elderly ethylene carrier, brokers say.
D’Amato sheds two
19.04.2011, 00:01
Italian owner prepares to toss $50m into financial restructuring pot after offloading a bulker and a products tanker, brokers c…
Harpain bags Brazil hire
08.02.2011, 18:27
German gas owner poised to rake in $6m from charter forged with Brazilian plastics player, brokers say.
Elcano banks cape cash
07.01.2011, 19:03
Diversified Spanish owner earns top dollar for 1989-built capsize bulker, brokers say.
Pdvsa seeks ‘dirty’ deal
25.07.2011, 21:35
Brokers dial up Venezuela in bid to cash in on local energy giant’s one-year tanker tender.
Exmar grabs gas fix
08.12.2010, 17:46
Euronext-listed owner jumps back in the gas grind with time charter tied to its oldest LPG carrier, brokers say.
Benelux cleans house
07.05.2011, 01:39
Recyclers prepare to sink their teeth into Greek owner’s vintage gas carrier following $22m demolition deal, brokers say.
Demolition dash
06.01.2012, 23:38
Brokers link Vinalines of Vietnam and Hong Kong's Hua Ming to freshly minted scrapping contracts worth nearly $10m.
Recruiting the right stuff
30.03.2012, 15:17
Searching for brokers, commercial mortality, talking nonsense BP style and cordon bleu feasting in a pirate camp.
Vale scraps sisters
26.02.2011, 00:08
Bunkers sweeten $20m demolition deal forged by diversified Brazilian miner and mystery buyer, brokers say.
Polembros eyes Cido ships
18.02.2011, 07:35
Greek shipowner is being linked to a pair aframax tanker newbuilding resales, a number of brokers say.
Greeks chop trio in India
11.04.2011, 20:34
Bangladeshi scrap ban has ended but brokers and buyers are still waiting for the big boom as owners cut ships in Alang.
Begonia goes to HK buyer
16.09.2011, 17:02
Capesize bulker finally leaves Korea Line Corp subject to court's rubber stamp, brokers say.
Hartmann lands LPG hire
11.01.2011, 23:04
Diversified German owner fixes out last of three gas carriers tied to 2008 boxship order swap, brokers say.
Exmar in three-year cheer
25.01.2011, 19:10
Euronext-listed owner keeps gas game moving with timely time charter tied to 12,000-cbm LPG carrier, brokers say.
Mitsui hires LPG pair
17.12.2010, 19:09
Asian gas trader turns to Athens for LPG carriers controlled by Diamantis Pateras and Lomar Shipping, brokers say.
Sanko seals spot fix
26.04.2011, 19:32
Odebrecht taps Tokyo-based owner's anchor-handler for Brazilian offshore contract, brokers say.
Phoenix swoops in
08.02.2011, 17:44
US operator emerges from the ashes to sink talons into Greek bulker tied to Lomar Shipping, brokers claim.
Cargill courts MR sisters
21.02.2012, 22:34
Greek owner poised to pocket $36m as commodities giant ties up chemical carrier newbuildings for three years, brokers say.
Traders hire Hartmann duo
15.02.2011, 17:50
Asian commodities players return to German gas owner as they race to quench thirst for tonnage, brokers claim.
Demolition destiny
14.02.2011, 23:35
Tankers, bulkers and an FPSO chopped in Alang while a battleship gets carved in Turkey as brokers digest $32m worth of market c…
PB sells chemical duo
11.02.2011, 22:47
Diversified Italian owner banks $58m in freshly minted tanker deal as it prepares for South Korean deliveries, brokers say.
Trafigura hires VLGC pair
06.04.2011, 18:30
Neu Seeschiffahrt secures charter contracts in gas deal forged with Amsterdam-based trading giant, brokers say.
CMES arm sheds lone bulker
13.12.2010, 23:12
China Merchants Energy Shipping wing taps local buyers in $4m demolition deal, brokers say.
Mednav scraps panamax
20.12.2010, 17:52
Greek shipowner cuts fleet in half following $7.8m scrap deal tied to 1983-built bulker, brokers say.
Cargill nets Sinotrans bulker
19.12.2011, 16:43
Hong Kong-listed owner lands period deal for 2012-built panamax, brokers say.
Goldenport tied to scrap pact
10.12.2011, 04:38
Paris Dragnis in the driver's seat as brokers link diversified Greek owner to torched containership.
Daelim sticks with Diamantis
03.02.2011, 23:21
Seoul shipping syndicate locks in Greek gas-carrier for another year in the wake of sale-and-leaseback pact, brokers say.
NEWL tied to torched cape
13.08.2011, 00:29
Brokers link Greek bulker and products tanker owner to $11m demolition deal involving ageing capesize.
US firm tied to STNG deal
05.03.2012, 19:08
Brokers connect Minnesota-based private-equity fund to $54m raid on three Scorpio Tankers product carriers.
BM Shipping tied to torch
28.01.2012, 01:19
Insolvent Italian bulker operator nears market exit as six vintage vessels sail to the scrap pile, brokers say.
Sinokor tied to DRYS deal
25.07.2011, 22:22
Brokers finger South Korean operator as a buyer in the recent sale of Greek owner’s capesize bulkers.
Brokers poached?
10.06.2011, 17:13
To lose one broker may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose four looks like carelessness.
Cape scrapped for $10m
06.12.2010, 15:22
Chinese owned bulker becomes the 20th capesize to be scrapped this year, brokers say.
Five year VLCC void
02.09.2011, 11:12
One of London's leading brokers sees VLCC challenges for five years ahead.
Brokers brace for MR uptick
04.01.2012, 01:46
Market examines appetite for tonnage and Vitol’s latest fixture frenzy as product tanker players pray for 2012 rebound.
Tanto bags boxship
12.09.2011, 20:39
Indonesian owner beefs up boxship arsenal in $8m deal with Japanese giant, brokers say.
CTI torches bulker
08.11.2011, 20:38
Brokers and cash buyers say sale of vintage bulker marks a new low in the Indian demolition market.
Iino offloads tanker
19.04.2011, 18:45
Brokers finger MT Maritime Management in $21m chemical tanker transaction with Japanese giant.
HMM cape goes for scrap
18.04.2011, 08:58
South Korean shipowner is reported to have sold a capesize bulker for scrap in Bangladesh, brokers say.
Hanjin cashes in capesize
05.01.2011, 14:17
South Korean owner fetches a strong price for one of its capesize bulkers, brokers say.
BW bags new year cheer
28.12.2010, 20:01
Norwegian shipping cartel seals one-year fixture for 1993-built LPG carrier, brokers say.
Athenian mulls scrap sale
03.05.2011, 19:20
Brokers say Greek bulker owner could walk away with $6.5m if panamax lands on the scrap heap.
Greek tied to MOL VLCC
11.04.2011, 18:41
Japanese giant collects $52m from tanker sale as Altomare splashes cash to replace recently scrapped single-skinner, brokers cl…
Teekay sheds LPG ship
26.10.2010, 22:00
Dutch gas owner Anthony Veder snatches ethylene carrier from Teekay LNG Partners, brokers claim.
Bogazzi tipped as buyer
11.04.2011, 23:02
Brokers unmask Italian owner as mystery buyer backing $32m assault on Atlantska Plovidba handymaxes.
Star tied to scrap deal
06.02.2012, 20:16
Brokers link Oslo-listed shipowner to $6m transaction involving Napier and Nelson Star.
Benelux scraps VLGC
07.03.2011, 18:45
Greek owner earns top dollar as VLGC hits the chopping block in $10m demo deal, brokers say.
Greek scraps suezmax
08.08.2011, 19:44
Callimanopulos group tanker wing torches 1992-built suezmax in $13.5m demolition deal, brokers say.
Anadarko opens tender
02.06.2011, 21:28
US energy giant’s South American oil wing launches tender for two anchor-handling tug supply vessels, brokers say.
Hanjin in VL storage score
06.01.2011, 17:11
South Korean owner secures profitable floating storage contract for VLCC on hire from Andriaki, brokers say.
KLC sale fuels speculation
27.04.2011, 19:21
Scorpio CEO confirms tanker scoop while brokers debate identity of buyer tied to sale of Korea Line’s Blue Sapphire.
Maitland calls for piracy law
19.05.2011, 10:06
Clay Maitland says the Marshall Islands flag cannot register a controversial anti pirate private Navy being proposed by insuran…
Diana tied to Hamburg raid
08.12.2011, 21:34
Diana Containerships steps in to replace Euromar as prospective buyer of Hamburg Sud duo, brokers claim.
Cido sheds single-skins
09.03.2011, 12:57
Cido Shipping has offloaded its last single-hulled VLCC as Pacific Jasper heads for FPSO conversion, brokers say.