Do public shipping companies have any real equity left?

IN MY previous articles, I outlined the current problems facing the shipping industry and suggested that the great shipping recession will continue for several more years. I also suggested

Lloyd's List , 17 May 2012

Declining imports signal sluggish European economy

EUROPEAN deepsea imports from all regions except the intra-European trades have stalled in the last six months and volumes in the final quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 fell by some

Lloyd's List , 16 May 2012

Correction

IN THE article ‘Sorry, shipping isn’t booming in Britain’ (Lloyd’s List, May 10) we erroneously asserted that the figures in a report commissioned by insurer RSA from the Centre for Economics and Business Research reported

Lloyd's List , 11 May 2012

Clock is ticking for Sanko

PERHAPS experience helps, but for a cash-strapped shipowner, Sanko Steamship is not doing too badly. The Japanese company previously faced cash flow woes in the early 1980s, due to overexpansion in the dry bulk sector.

Lloyd's List , 09 May 2012

Norwegian research praises Oslo’s maritime prowess

LONDON retains its place as the world’s third most important shipping centre, according to yet more research from another set of economists. Norway’s Menon Business Economics was asked to

Lloyd's List , 09 May 2012

The big squeeze

THE erosion of Europe’s ship financing banking influence was well illustrated by Ted Petropoulos, the head of Petrofin Research, who said on Monday that the group’s aggregate shipping portfolio had declined 3.5% in 2011. This

Lloyd's List , 08 May 2012

More care for the oceans

ARE you encouraged or disappointed by the progress made on the care of the oceans since your interest in the environment began? For over a century, with the action implemented by my great-great-grandfather Prince Albert I,

Lloyd's List , 08 May 2012

No end in sight for the great shipping recession

IF 2012 is arguably year five of the great shipping recession, many are asking how long this will continue and what we can do to prevent it getting worse. I would add to these questions one more

Lloyd's List , 03 May 2012

Greek lending increased in 2011

LOANS to Greek shipowners increased last year, albeit by a modest 2.2%, according to startling data published by leading local finance consultancy Petrofin. Overall, total lending facilities, including both drawn and

Lloyd's List , 02 May 2012

Show me the buyers, says Petropoulos

PETROFIN report author Ted Petropoulos stressed that the situation regarding Greek ship finance loans was paradoxical, with competing trends at work, pulling in different directions. There is no question that

Lloyd's List , 02 May 2012