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Sale and Purchase Activity: Does the Trend Align with Financing?
Jul 17, 2025
While sources have shifted frequently, the story of financing over the past year and a half or more has been one of elevated asset values, strong balance sheets, and shipowners prepaying or refinancing existing debt. Companies: Maritime Strategies, International, Genco Shipping & Trading, Nordea, DNB, SEB, ING, CTBC, First Citizens , Hafnia, OCBC, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, DBS, IYO, Société Générale, UOB, E.SUN Commercial, Taishin International Bank

37th Marine Money Week – Executive Summary
Jun 19, 2025
For Marine Money’s 37th Marine Money Week, and Marine Money’s 40th anniversary, over 900 delegates joined us in the wet and rainy New York City from June 16th through June 18th at the Pierre Hotel, alongside our Partner, Jefferies, as well as Capital Sponsor, EnTrust Global.

Everyone Loves Genco: Capital Markets Arbitrage?
Jul 24, 2025
Though vessel earnings have softened materially, shipowners remain cash rich, lightly levered and on the hunt for attractive investment opportunities – which are rare. Public equities are one of the few areas where owners see value. Companies: Diana Shipping, Berge Bulk , Genco Shipping & Trading , George Economou , as Scorpio, DHT

Tidewater Breaks Syndicated Loan Drought to Offshore Service Vessel Owners
Jul 17, 2025
Two weeks ago, we covered Tidewater’s recent complete refinancing, in which the company issued $650 million in Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030 to completely refinance all of its outstanding indebtedness through a private placement. Companies: Tidewater, DNB, DNB Markets , Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Arab Banking Corporation, Santander, Citibank, First Financial Bank, SpareBank 1, Texas Capital, Hornbeck Offshore, Standard & Poor

Public Shipping Companies Continue Attracting New Investors
Jun 26, 2025
There are a lot of advantages that come with being public, as we have discussed numerous times before—but also many challenges. Companies: Scorpio, DHT, Berge Bulk, Genco, Strategic Shipping, Pangaea, Teekay, Ardmore, Caravel Group, Pacific Basin, Euroholdings

Follow the Money Continues with Yinson’s Billion Dollar Bond Offering
Jul 17, 2025
Shipping and its related industries are capital intensive. Ships, whether they are second-hand or newbuilds, can often cost into the hundreds of millions. Companies: Carnival Cruise Lines, Yinson Production, Petrobras, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, HSBC, ING, Santander, Standard Chartered Bank, Bladex, MUFG, Natixis, Ramirez & Co., Inc, Société Générale , Norton Rose Fulbright, Clifford Chance

“Niche” Market M&A: DP World Acquires NovaAlgoma, MP Acquires Centerline
Jul 10, 2025
A strategic M&A transaction can create value in numerous ways: creating synergies, leveraging discounted valuations, greater scaling efficiency, faster market penetration, and can completely transform a company strategically. Companies: Maritime Partners , Centerline Logistics, Macquarie Capital, Silverbox Capital, Saltchuk, OSG, TOTE, American Tanker Holdings Company, DP World, P&O Maritime Logistics, NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers

Commercial Banks Dominate Pre-Summer Deal Making Frenzy
Jun 26, 2025
June is always a busy month for the ship finance community. In addition to events like Marine Money Week and, alternately, Nor Shipping and Posidonia, there is a push to get deals closed and funded before summer vacation. Companies: Union Maritime, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, BAR Technologies, Norsepower, Piraeus Bank, Performance Shipping, Alpha Bank A.E., Golden Ocean, CMB.Tech

Ship Finance & Ship Brokerage – It’s all about Relationships
Jul 24, 2025
There are many parties involved in a shipping deal: lenders, lessors, investment bankers, lawyers, brokers, and more. Companies: Fearnley Securities , OCY, DNB Markets, Gibson Shipbrokers, RMK Marine, EA Gibson Capital, Clarksons, Platou, Braemar , NAVES Corporate Finance, SSY, Carnegie, Fearnleys, Poten Capital

Follow the Money: A Booming Bond Market
Jul 10, 2025
It’s been approximately three months since the declaration (and subsequent pausing) of sweeping tariffs by the Trump administration. Companies: Contships, Navios South American Logistics, Performance Shipping, Arctic Securities, Fearnley Securities, SEB, S. Goldman Advisors, Alpha Bank, Clarksons, Pareto Securities, BAHR

Shipping – Malta: The Introduction of a Security Interest in Finance Lease Transactions
Jun 16, 2025
Malta’s international maritime services industry is principally governed by the Merchant Shipping Act of 1973, Chapter 234 of the Laws of Malta (the “Merchant Shipping Act”). This is a legislative cornerstone, regulating ship registration, security interests such as mortgages, safety standards, seafarers’ rights, shipowner obligations and other matters.