Maritime shipping’s credit conditions have paved the way for numerous interesting transactions and trends. From international issuers in the Norwegian bond market, geopolitical disruption in Chinese leasing, the rise of private credit, and a hyper-competitive loan market that recently supported a sub-100 basis point margin transaction for Frontline, transactions have been diverse. Companies: Frontline, Navigator Holdings Ltd, Watson Farley & Williams, Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd, China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd, BNP Paribas, Maritime Strategies International

Peer investments in shipping take many sizes, shapes, and forms. As we have discussed before, sometimes one owner may take an equity stake in a fellow shipowner to attain a liquid and short-term investment in a different sector, for example Scorpio’s investment in DHT. Companies: Scorpio, DHT, Evercore, CMB.Tech , Golden Ocean , Oaktree , Morgan Stanley

Every year, Marine Money Week is a bit different. This year, 900 delegates joined us at the Pierre Hotel alongside our partner, Jefferies, and capital sponsor, EnTrust Global, for a great week of discussions and dealmaking on the heels of a historic win for the city of New York—and the World Cup!