Category Archives: Shipping

Japanese shipping majors in freefall – Splash 247

Posted on January 31, 2017 by | 1 comment

More trouble on the sea.  This article came to me through logo  The Loadstar, which is a good aggregator of stories on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and general financial information on the major ocean carriers.

screenshot-splash247-com-2017-01-31-08-03-44On a dire day for Japan’s big three shipping lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) revealed a record loss of just shy of $2bn for the first nine months, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) was forced once again to revise downwards its full-year forecast and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) notched up a poor $468m loss for […]

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Red flag for Yang Ming

Posted on January 19, 2017 by | Leave a comment

Yet another in the ocean carrier dominoes waiting to fall.

Following the bankruptcy of Hanjin, Taiwan’s Yang Ming is now the container line in the greatest financial danger, according to a research paper published today.

  Source: Red flag for Yang Ming as container line is weighed down by billion-dollar losses – The Loadstar

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Maersk Line to acquire Hamburg Süd in cash deal worth up to $5bn – The Loadstar

Posted on December 1, 2016 by | Leave a comment

It’s the usual talk we hear from participants about a merger, but this is an established and well-respected ocean carrier.

One of the most interesting comments in the story is the concentration of firms in shipping compared to a year ago– down to 13 firms from 20.  That is a big change, considering the amount of capital in a vessel owning carrier.

Source: Maersk Line to acquire Hamburg Süd in cash deal worth up to $5bn – The Loadstar

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