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Private equity is often revered as the investment vehicle that propelled many of Wall Street’s biggest names to scale and “mega-cap” status—mythical firms such as Blackstone, KKR, Apollo, and Carlyle. Companies: Blackstone, KKR, Apollo, Carlyle, CVC Capital Partners, Marathon Asset Management, CIT, First Citizens Bank, S&P Global, Preqin

This year has appeared to start with tremendous holiday optimism. Companies: Sinokor, Gibson Shipbrokers, Clarksons Research

There are numerous great ways to start the year, but for a shipowner, fresh capital for your newbuild vessels might be the best one. Companies: Hamburg Commercial Bank , the John T. Essberger Group, Drewry’s Research , Marnavi, Rainbow Shipyard, E&S Tanker Pool, Essberger Tankers, Stolt Tankers, Langh Ship

2025 was the year geopolitics finally got under the skin of international ship finance and investment — but only a little.

When we think of major oil economies, countries like Norway and Saudi Arabia are certain to come up.Companies:

Though equity capital markets remain an important aspect of the shipping industry, its role in financing has been relatively limited compared to the past. Companies: Okeanis Eco Tankers, Fearnley Securities , Clarksons Securities , Daehan Shipbuilding, Pareto Securities, National Bank of Greece, Alpha Bank

While markets swing and vessel resale values with them, the reality is that ships are wasting assets with finite useful lives in most dominant trades. Companies: Intermodal Research , Frontline, Hemen Holdings, DNB Carnegie , Hengli Shipyard , Dalian Shipyard , Euronav, Precious Shipping, Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding, Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering , KfW IPEX-Bank, Bank SinoPac

There are only so many ways to finance a ship, and when it comes to contributing the equity portion, many shipowners are limited to using cash. Companies: International Seaways, Pangaea, TORM, Okeanis Eco Tankers , Fearnley Securities , Clarksons Securities ,

For decades, managers in shipping industry have been taught that debt can be a powerful tool to boost returns on equity (ROE). The logic is simple: if a shipping company can mitigate bankruptcy costs, the use of debt will consistently enhance profits for shareholders.

It is hard to believe that Marine Money New Orleans is only on its 4th year – the event was attended by around 400 delegates who joined us at the spectacular Four Seasons Hotel, alongside our Partner Sponsor, Wintrust Commercial Finance, for a day of learning and dealmaking!

Following last week’s discussion of the first tap issue in 2026, completed by Greek owner Performance Shipping, now a second shipping tap issue of a Nordic Bond in 2026 has been completed by Contships, also marking the second time they have tapped their outstanding notes. Companies: Performance Shipping, Contships, SFL, Scorpio, Navigator Gas, Odfjell, Arctic Securities

Nordic bond issues have been one of the hottest markets over the last half-decade. Companies: Contships, Navios South American Logistics, Performance Shipping, Clarksons, Pareto Securities , BAHR, Alpha Bank ,

2025 ended with a bit of a cliff-hanger. Companies: Shoei Kisen, Imabari Shipbuilding Group, Eitzen Avanti, Remøy’s, ZOSCO, Seatrade, JR Shipping, Zuyderzee Capital, Diversified Marine, Bochi, Anchorage Launch Services, V.Group , Njord, Maersk Tankers, Avantis Marine , Leon Capital , AMA Capital Partners

As we approach the holidays, and the year nears its close, dealmaking activity has slowed. Companies: BW Energy , Minsheng Financial Leasing, Golden Energy Offshore , Neptune Maritime Leasing, Clear Ocean Partners, Pelagic Partners , Pareto Securities AS , Advokatfirmaet Thommessen

LNG shipping has been a much talked about sector for us this year, across its many sub-categories. Companies: Golar LNG, Kinetics LNG, DNV, Fearnley LNG, Stolt-Nielsen Limited, Stolt-Nielsen Gas, Avenir LNG , Aequitas, Fearnley Securities

The Alaska LNG Project began as a state-led initiative in 2017, when Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (“AGDC”) initially filed its application for federal permits. Companies: Alaska LNG Project , Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (“AGDC”) , Glenfarne, Tokyo Gas, Japan’s Energy for a New Era (“JERA”), Petroleum Authority of Thailand (“PTT”), Pohang Iron, Steel Company (“POSCO”) , Baker Hughes, Sealion Capital Advisers, Danaos, Glenfarne Alaska Partners LLC

As we mentioned last week, 2025 left off on a bit of a consolidation cliff-hanger. Companies: Scorpio, DHT, Diana Shipping , Genco Shipping & Trading , DNB, Nordea, Fearnley Securities Reseach, SEB, CMB.Tech , Golden Ocean,

Volatility is a defining trait of shipping, and year past year its presence in the markets comes hardly as a surprise.

For three weeks we have been discussing significant developments in decarbonization. Companies: Enova, LH2 Shipping, Strand Shipping Bergen, Amon Bulk , eidelbergCement

In an interesting twist, recent dealmaking activity has seemingly accelerated in the shipping decarbonization space. Companies: Fund for Energy Efficient Technologies, Union Maritime , Bound4Blue, OCTAVE Capital, Motion Ventures, Odfjell Family Office, ReOcean Fund, Shift4Good, GTT Strategic Ventures, KAI Capital, CDTI, Maersk Tankers, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Odfjell, Klaveness Combination Carriers, BW Epic Kosan, Tufton, Anemoi, DNV, Union Maritime, International Seaways