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Ship Finance International buys two car carriers

OCTOBER 24, 2012 —  John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International Limited ( NYSE : SFL ) has gotten into the car carrier business. It reported today that it has agreed to purchase, “at

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Knightsbridge Tankers sheds two VLCCs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 — John Fredriksen’s Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (Nasdaq:VLCCF) has sold two VLCCs, the Hampstead and the Titan Venus, though the Hampstead transaction didn’t go quite as planned. The Hampstead sale

Seadrill orders another drillship at Samsung

John Fredriksen’s Seadrill says it continues to see strong demand for modern ultra-deepwater drilling rigs driven by high oil prices and large deep-water discoveries and increased development drilling. Specific interest, mainly from

Freddie splashes out at Samsung

Two companies controlled by John Fredriksen are splashing out with newbuilding orders at Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Golar LNG Limited has entered into firm contracts with Samsung for a

Korean shipbuilders win big LNG vessel orders

Two leading South Korean shipbuilders announced big orders today related to Liquefied Natural Gas. Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today said that it had won orders worth $1.1 billion for