Pareto Bank shipping book shrinks $17m but modest growth now expected
Norwegian lender sees customer and vessel numbers decline in the first quarter
Tankers
Stifel upgrades Euronav ‘on their own merits’ after scuttled Frontline merger
US investment bank raises price target to $22 per share
Exploit panic sellers: Chappell on how to keep profiting from tanker stocks
Money in the bank from January stock plays doesn’t need to be the last from extended bull run
Number of MR tankers in ballast grows as arbitrage window closes
Broker BRS believes cargo flows into Europe will fall in the short term
Algeria’s Sonatrach goes out to tender for management of only VLCC
Oil and gas company seeking experienced European company to operate 2007-built Mesdar
North Korea tells IMO: We won’t warn shipping about missile tests
Pariah state increased its level of missile testing last year, sparking concern about the threat to seafarers
Kazakhstan may be moving crude exports away from Russian terminals, BRS says
Shipping data suggest more oil being moved across Caspian Sea, according to French broker
Tufton Oceanic insiders continue to build stake with more share deals
Tufton Group principals now own a holding worth more than $6m in London shipowning fund
Vitol extends bunkering reach into Turkey via affiliate Petrol Ofisi
Subsidiary is the country’s largest marine fuels supplier
Maersk Tankers moves into VLGCs as Petredec comes on board for new management service
Danish tanker shipowner and pools player to take over handling of seven LPG carriers