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Navigator Gas Signs $133.7 Million In Financing for Two Newbuild Vessels
Mar 5, 2026
Continuing some of those trends described in the prior discussion with bank debt seeing increasingly lower margins, Navigator Gas this week entered a pre- and post-delivery financing agreement with a consortium of banks. Companies: Navigator Gas , ABN AMRO, Crédit Agricole, Nordea Bank , Jiangnan Shipyard Co. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co.,
Marinakis’ CCEC Issues EURO 250 million Greek Bond with 3.75% Coupon
Feb 26, 2026
Recently, most high-profile bond deals have been offered in Nordic markets. Marinakis’ Capital Clean Energy Corporation (CCEC), however, chose to raise their latest bond offering from the Greek markets. Compan: Capital Clean Energy Corporation
Maritime Action Plan – How does the U.S. Plan to Restore its Depleted Maritime Industry?
Feb 19, 2026
In recent years, there has been a tremendous renewal in attention on the United States maritime industries. Rhetoric coming from Washington has focused on everything from port infrastructure, shipbuilding, and shipyards, the international U.S.-flagged fleet, the domestic Jones Act fleet, and just about everything in between. Company: TOTE Services
M&A for Businesses that Provide Maritime Services – from Software to Hardware
Feb 12, 2026
You don’t have to own ships to enjoy some maritime M&A. Building upon our commitment to this important and accelerating topic, Marine Money Hamburg will feature another fascinating angle: Maritime Services M&A Overview.
MPC and Storm Capital Parter In $35 Million Shipping Investment Fund
Feb 5, 2026
As we discussed last week, alternative investment platforms, including those focused on maritime industries, have become increasingly debt and credit oriented, whether it be direct lending strategies/private credit or even leasing. Companies: MPC Capital, MPC Container Ships, Storm Capital Management, MPC Storm Maritime Opportunities, Klaveness, Portline, Uthalden, NRP Maritime Asset Management
Ocean Yield Raises $130 million Through New Unsecured Bond Issuance
Mar 5, 2026
While bond issuances have become a staple of shipping finance throughout the last few years, few have used them more than Ocean Yield. Companies: Ocean Yield, Arctic Securities, Danske Bank, DNB Carnegie, SEB, BAHR, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts , CapeOmega Gas
Crude Tanker Bull Run Provides Equity Ramp – Capital Tankers to Raise $345 Million in Oslo
Feb 26, 2026
Shipping investors have been waiting since the end of 2024 for a crude sector bull-run, one that many were hoping would come in early 2025 that never really materialized. Those that held on or even bet harder on this market (like Sinokor who has rapidly acquired VLCC tonnage from all over the market), are finally being rewarded as crude tanker rates break new ceilings. Companies: Sinokor, Clarksons Research, Okeanis Eco Tankers, Bruton Limited, Capital Maritime & Trading Corporation , Capital Tankers, Fearnley Securities, Pareto Securities , Clarksons Securities, SpareBank 1 Markets , Thommessen AS , Watson Farley & Williams , Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Another Wave of Shipping Investment Fundraising
Feb 19, 2026
From CVC’s acquisition of Marathon Asset Management to MPC Capital and Storm Capital forming a new shipping equity fund to the emergence of Axel Aas and Christian Svensson’s Maritime Yield Company, the new year has already seen some exciting action in the shipping investment fund space. Companies: Marathon Asset Management, MPC Capital, Storm Capital, Maritime Yield Company, Pelagic Partners, Eurazeo, Elbe Financial Services, Euronext Growth Oslo exchange, Elbe Financial Solutions, Longship Group B.V., European Investment Fund
Spotlight: DNB Carnegie Dominates Nordic High-yield Maritime Bond Market
Feb 12, 2026
It’s not hard to understand how the combination of a great car, a deeply experienced team, and a skillful driver will, over time, claim a disproportionate share of wins in Formula 1. Companies: DNB Carnegie, Carnegie, TORM, Scorpio Tankers, International Seaways
Peter Georgiopoulos’ Big Start to 2026
Feb 5, 2026
Peter Georgiopoulos has had a busy couple of weeks with a flurry of strategic moves across his maritime platforms. Companies: Jefferies, General Purpose Acquisition Corp , United Overseas Trading, United Overseas Group, Norvic, Norvic Shipping Europe, Norvic Shipping Middle East, Norvic Shipping Ventures
Tidewater Builds on Brazilian Operations with Wilson & Sons Acquisition
Feb 26, 2026
With COVID-era bankruptcies fading into the rearview mirror for the offshore sector, deal making activity is picking back up as companies look to capitalize on a recovering market. Companies: Tidewater, Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. , Atlantic Offshore Services S.A. , International Trade Organization, The International Energy Agency, BNDES, Banco Do Brasil , Piper Sandler & Co. , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meaghan & Flom, Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados ,
Kongsberg Approves Demerger of Maritime Division, Extending the Spin-Off Trend
Jan 29, 2026
Public shipping markets saw limited IPO activity in 2025, with the notable exception of Asyad Shipping on the Muscat Stock Exchange. Companies: Asyad Shipping, Muscat Stock Exchange, Euroseas, Toro Corp., Costamare, Kongsberg, Kongsberg Maritime ASA , Euronext Oslo Børs, Arctic Securities , Thommessen AS
Hapag-Lloyd Agrees to Buy ZIM for $4.2 Billion
Feb 19, 2026
In a triumph for the German shipowning community, Hamburg’s hometown hero, Hapag-Lloyd, has emerged as the winner in the competitive battle to acquire Israeli container shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services. Companies: Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Evercore, Barclays, Meitar Law, Hapag-Lloyd, Cravath, Swain & Moore, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Hengler Mueller, Bank Leumi, Bank of America, White & Case, New York Stock Exchange, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, FIMI, New ZIM
Saltchuk Acquires Great Lakes Dredge & Dock in Massive Jones Act Deal
Feb 12, 2026
One prominent example of M&A’s expansion beyond core shipping sectors has been in the U.S. and Jones Act markets. Companies: Maritime Partners, Centerline Logistics, West Gulf Marine, Saltchuk, Overseas Shipholding Group, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, Equinor, Orsted, Guggenheim, Sidley Austin LLP, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobsen, Vigor Marine Group, Titan Acquisition Holdings, Stellex, Carlyle , Lone Star Funds, Antin Infrastructure Partners, Hanwha, Hyundai Heavy Industries, JP Morgan , Macquarie Capital , Latham & Watkins LLP, Milbank LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Valaris, Transocean , Borr Drilling , Hogan Lovells, Homburger, Appleby Limited, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Lenz & Staehlin, Conyers Dill & Pearman
Bruton Raises Another $50 Million For Two VLCC Acquisitions
Feb 5, 2026
Despite headwinds in raising equity in shipping, Tor Olav Trøim's Bruton Limited has repeatedly tapped shareholders for substantial capital in the VLCC pure-play venture. Companies: Andes Tankers II, Magni Partners, New Times Shipyard, Hapag-Lloyd , Clarksons Securities, Arctic Securities, DNB Carnegie, Fearnley Securities, Pareto Securities, Koch Shipping Drew Holdings
CSSC Taps Capital Markets with Convertible Bonds
Jan 29, 2026
Shipowners continually assess a broad mix of debt and equity instruments to finance vessels and corporate growth. Hybrid securities—which blend characteristics of both—have historically been rare in shipping. Companies: Ocean Yield, Color Group, B. Dyson Securities, Scorpio Tankers , Eagle Bulk, Star Bulk, CSSC Shipping, China State Shipbuilding Corporation