Lloyd's List - Finance

Analysis

Nordic ship banks better placed than Germans, argues Fitch
Scandinavians have lower proportional exposure and avoid toxic KG legacy
A soft landing for shipbuilding
Surge in offshore orders eases shipyards’ pain, BIMCO argues
Do Singapore’s rig builders need an export credit agency?
China and South Korea rivalry strengthens city state shipyards’ need for support
Holth cracks glass ceiling at DNB
But new head of shipping denies master plan to win top job
Intra-Asia trade set for rapid growth
Region must look to its own strength to offset US and European malaise
Container statistics reflect flat eurozone
Tracker survey sees falling throughput for Europe’s north range ports
Why boxships aren’t like buses
Flemming Jacobs’ analogy only partly valid
Greece waits for registry boost as flagging-out tax advantage ends
Red-tape reputation makes owners reluctant to fly the sky blue-white
Cexim buys stake in leasing firm to lure foreign owners
China ship finance giant moves to boost the country’s shipyards
Cexim’s ambition faces an uphill march
Pledge to help quality shipowners ride out the current crisis raises eyebrows
Owners and creditors offered guidance on legalities of ship arrests
Creditors can sometimes arrest vessels in de facto common ownership
How to arrest ‘deemed’ sisterships
South Africa is now the venue of choice for associated ship arrests for charter default
In conversation with maritime’s leading personalities
Dynasties of the Sea by Lori Ann LaRocco
Major shakeout on the cards for ship finance
‘Five or six’ specialist players will survive changes to global banking, say observers
Tax lease scheme will boost Spanish yards
Madrid seeks to boost home-grown shipbuilding and save much-needed jobs