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A transaction in early October saw Nordic American Tankers acquire a 2002-built suez¡max crude oil tanker, later identified as a vessel from the Tsakos Energy ...
12-Nov-2009
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JG Summit issues bonds
Philippine conglomerate JG Summit Holdings, parent company of Manila-based low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air, has raised PHP9 billion (USD190 million) from the sale of ...
20-Nov-2009
GE Capital prices a debut sukuk
General Electric [GE] Capital Co has raised USD500 million through a five-year Islamic bond (sukuk), the first such issue by a US conglomerate, as ...
20-Nov-2009
DVB Bank closes AWAS refinance
DVB Bank has closed a USD15 million senior debt refinancing of one B-737-700 for lessor AWAS. The aircraft, previously operated by EasyJet, is leased ...
20-Nov-2009
Vietnam Airlines signs Airbus MOU
National carrier Vietnam Airlines is said to have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 12 November for the purchase of four A380 and ...
20-Nov-2009
Another Oman Air mandate for Citi
Citi has been mandated by Oman Air for the USD160 million export credit agency (ECA)-supported financing of two A330-200 aircraft. This mandate follows the ...
19-Nov-2009
Senegal Airlines signs Airbus LOI
Senegal Airlines, the new national carrier of the Republic of Senegal and majority owned by the Senegalese private sector, signed a letter of intent ...
18-Nov-2009
Air Austral signs order for A380s
Air Austral, based in Saint Denis, La Réunion, placed an order on 17 November for two A380 aircraft. The firm order follows a memorandum ...
18-Nov-2009
DryShips begins public offering
Athens-based drycargo specialist DryShips announced on 17 November that it has commenced a public offering of USD300 million of convertible senior notes. The offering ...
18-Nov-2009
Nacil to get first cash infusion
National Aviation Co of India Ltd (Nacil), the holding company for national carrier Air India, is expected to receive a INR4 billion (USD86 million) ...
18-Nov-2009
McLellan moves to new law firm
Law firm Stephenson Harwood has grown its finance team by hiring Graeme McLellan, a partner from Pinsent Masons. McLellan trained at Clifford Chance, qualifying ...
18-Nov-2009
Boeings on order for Air Algerie
Algiers-based Air Algerie placed an order on 17 November for seven B-737-800 aircraft. Air Algerie operates a Boeing fleet comprising 10 B-737-800s, five B-737-600s ...
18-Nov-2009
Lazard names its new CEO
Financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard Ltd has appointed Kenneth M Jacobs as chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer ...
18-Nov-2009
Airbus secures Nepal Air order
Nepal's national carrier Nepal Airlines announced on 17 November that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for one A330-200 and one A320 ...
18-Nov-2009
Tassili Airlines orders Boeings
Tassili Airlines of Algeria placed a firm order on 17 November for four B-737-800 aircraft. The carrier, a wholly owned subsidiary of government-owned Sonatrach ...
18-Nov-2009
Oman Air orders five regional jets
Oman Air signed a contract on 17 November for the purchase of five Embraer ERJ-175 aircraft. Four of the aircraft will be operated by ...
17-Nov-2009
MAS closes ECA finance
Malaysian Airlines (MAS) closed in mid-November the European export credit agency (ECA) financing of five ATR 72-500 aircraft. BNP Paribas was the sole arranger, ...
17-Nov-2009
Wings Air confirms turboprop order
Wings Air, a subsidiary of private Indonesian carrier Lion Air, announced on 16 November that it has signed a firm order for 15 ATR ...
16-Nov-2009
Yemenia signs Airbus MOU
Yemenia, the flag carrier of the state of Yemen, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 16 November to acquire 10 A320-family aircraft. Deliveries ...
16-Nov-2009
Ethiopian Air orders A350s
Ethiopian Airlines ordered 12 A350-900 aircraft on 15 November, formalising a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in late July. As is customary for aircraft ...
16-Nov-2009
Boeing unit makes changes
Aviall, Inc, a unit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has announced a series of changes to its senior leadership. Paul Fulchino, chairman, president and chief ...
16-Nov-2009
Ex-Zambian CEO lands Zambezi job
Don MacDonald, the former chief executive officer of defunct Zambian Airways, has been appointed commercial director at Zambezi Airlines. MacDonald held the top spot ...
16-Nov-2009
ISH to tap the finance market
New York Stock Exchange-listed International Shipholding Corporation (ISH) has announced an agreement to purchase three 36,000 dwt handysize double-hull drybulk carrier newbuildings, with an ...
16-Nov-2009
Shipping Dealwatch Table
Shipping Dealwatch Table
12-Nov-2009
Buffett's Berkshire buys BNSF
The proclivity of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Corporation for tangible assets is well known. Buffett is no stranger to the transport business. He is ...
12-Nov-2009
Equity is the key
History shows that the airline industry sees a sea change of Darwinian proportions at the end of every major recession. This time, empty airline ...
12-Nov-2009
Tanker values are tanking
A transaction in early October saw Nordic American Tankers acquire a 2002-built suez¡max crude oil tanker, later identified as a vessel from the Tsakos ...
12-Nov-2009
Air Mauritius deal closes
Air Mauritius closed on 28 October the financing of an export credit agency (ECA) loan combined with a commercial tranche for one A330-200 aircraft. ...
12-Nov-2009
Freight on the right track
The recent acquisition of the largest of North America's railroad operators, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF), by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway acts as ...
12-Nov-2009
Orderwatch table
Orderwatch table
12-Nov-2009
Aircraft dealwatch table
Aircraft dealwatch table
12-Nov-2009
GES sounds out banks
India's Great Eastern Shipping (GES) is in talks with potential lenders for a INR2 billion (USD43 million), 10-year bond with a 9.6 per cent ...
11-Nov-2009
AerCap closes set of financings
Aircraft lessor AerCap announced on 6 November that it has signed a series of agreements with China Development Bank that provide USD86 million of ...
11-Nov-2009
Montevideo bypasses tender
Uruguay's national port authority ANP will not hold a tender process to concession a new container terminal in Montevideo port. Instead, ANP plans to ...
11-Nov-2009
Finnair names its new CEO
Loss-making Finnish airline Finnair has named Mika Vehvilainen as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective on 5 January. He replaces Jukka Hienonen, who ...
11-Nov-2009
Piraeus port names CEO
Greece has chosen a former merchant marine minister to become the new chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Piraeus Port (OLP). One of...
11-Nov-2009
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