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With 48 LNG carriers, 38 shuttle tankers, and six bunkering vessels, Knutsen Group is the largest operator of modern LNG carriers and shuttle tankers globally, and the powerhouse behind numerous owner/operator joint-venture partnerships like KNOT Offshore Partners (with NYK) or Hav Energy (which Apollo Global acquired a 50% stake last year). Companies: Knutsen Group, KNOT Offshore Partners, NYK, Hav Energy, Apollo Global , TS Shipping Invest — Seglem, Pareto Securities , Thommessen, Clarksons, DNB, DNB Carnegie

Whether it is the Nordic, U.S., or another bond market, a significant amount of new bond issuance activity has come out of the offshore sector. Companies: Noble Corporation, Diamond Foreign Asset Company, Diamond Finance, Wells Fargo Securities, HSBC, Barclays, Citi, DNB, J.P. Morgan, Santander, Morgan Stanley, SpareBank 1 Markets, Texas Capital Bank , Clarksons, Fearnley, Touhy, CoBank

Over the course of this current decade, in the realm of U.S. politics, the state of the country’s shipbuilding and shipping industries — for both commercial and naval purposes — has been a prominent example of bipartisan agreement. Company: TMV

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!

Following last week’s discussion of Frontline’s financing for its acquisitions of VLCCs from Fredriksen’s Hemen Holdings, another big name pure-play VLCC owner has secured new vessels and financing. Companies: Frontline, Hemen Holdings, DHT Holdings , Nordea Bank , ING, DNB Bank, ABN AMRO, Credit Agricole, Danish Ship Finance, SEB, Nordea, K-SURE, Dorian, Hanwha Ocean

The crude tanker segment, and particularly VLCCs, have seen a market this year that has gone from strength to strength. Companies: Frontline Ltd. , Hemen Holdings, DNB Carnegie , Crédit Agricole, Standard Chartered, ING, Bank of China Hong Kong, China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, DNB

One area where Nordic bond markets have remained particularly active is in the offshore sector. Companies: Borr Drilling, Clarksons Securities, Fearnley Securities, DNB Carnegie

It’s not often that we discuss a Middle Eastern offshore support vessel owner issuing bonds into the Nordic markets. Companies: HEA Energy, Magellan Capital, DNB Carnegie, Fearnley Securities, and Pareto Securities, ZMI, ADNOC L&S, Paratus Energy,

Marine Money Week is only a few days away, and the agenda is packed with great discussions all around, from the intersection of infrastructure and shipping to technology, how owners are choosing to invest (or divest) in current markets, and, of course, capitalizing on a bull market. Companies: Okeanis, Bruton , Capital Tankers , Scorpio, International Seaways , Navios Maritime Partners

Just three weeks until Marine Money Week and we are excited!

While Nordic bonds remain a popular financing mechanism for shipowners, the rate of new issuances has not been quite as significant as the year prior. Companies: Navios Maritime Partners, Arctic Securities, Fearnley Securities, SEB, Crédit Agricole, S. Goldman Advisors