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The Shipping Finance Annual is one of Euromoney's best sellers and is now in its 13th edition. The Annual presents a global picture of the major issues at the forefront of the ship finance industry. Introductory articles for this edition include topics such as FPSOs from a legal perspective, performance risk from a financiers of LNG carriers perspective, new developments in OPA, and freight futures. These are followed by individual country articles from leading maritime nations focusing on law, finance, insurance and registration. Shipping nations include: Belgium, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Nigeria, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, the UK, the US and Yemen. Topics discussed are as diverse as ship mortgages and tonnage tax, to leasing and new EU shipping policy.
An extensive appendix features statistics from three leading maritime data specialists: Drewry Shipping Consultants provide data on the current ship market for newbuildings, sales, and second-hand values.Dealogic provide league tables for the ship finance market showing who is lending money to who; and Lloyds Register-Fairplay provides a sneak preview of its World Fleet Statistics, giving a breakdown of the distribution of the world merchant fleet by country of registration, country of nationality, ship type, and the leading shipowning groups. The Annual is completed by a shipping directory of approximately 950 contacts in finance, law, insurance, and ship management/building.
Table of Contents
Introductory articles:
The global ports business
Industry report card: Shipping
Private equity and tankers: Is it safe to go back in the water?
Shipping derivatives - has their time come?
BASEL II...and its consequences for ship transactions
The UK passenger ferry industry - re-engineering for a healthy future
Performance risks in LNG shipping operations
Marine market issues
COUNTRY REVIEWS
Belgium - The rise of the Belgium flag
France - Peril at sea: Oil pollution sanctions in France
India - The impact of the Tonnage Tax Regime on LNG vessels
Indonesia - The development of the shipping industry in Indonesia
Italy - Italy: News (and rules) for domestic and international investors
Korea - Korean ship finance dunds - a viable alternative?
Netherlands - Flags and taxes - Dutch developments
Nigeria - Focus on the Nigerian FPSO market
Spain - Spanish ship mortgages
Sweden - Swedish ships - Deed of Mortgages
UK - UK leasing of maritime assets: Possible effects of UK Corporation Tax reform
US - Changes to the US Lease Finance Law
Yemen - Ships in Yemen ports - P&I dilemma
APPENDIX
Shipping League tables
World fleet statistics
Shipping statistics: Market indicators
DIRECTORY
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