What's up and down in OW Bunker?

The race to place the responsibility for the OW Bunker meltdown continued this week, where the lawyers representing the company's management entered the scene for real:

Major shareholder got out of OW Bunker in time 

OW Bunker crash now hitting carriers

OW's management knew about giant Singapore credits

Pension giants to scrutinize OW Bunker collapse

Maersk Broker open to merger

Like several other global brokerage houses, Maersk Broker is now also open to finding new partners, CEO Anders Hald told ShippingWatch:

Maersk Broker considering merger

Platou sold to Clarksons for GBP 281.2 million

The container game

Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou talked about the plans for 2M, while Lars Mikael Jensen, who had been appointed CEO of the collapsed P3 alliance, presented his view of the Asian container market:

Skou: Maersk Line and MSC must be equally reliable

Lars Mikael Jensen: Asia is far from mainstream Europe

SeaIntel: Far too many big container ships next year

Bleak prospects: Asset values headed for new dive

The crisis could postpone equity funds' exit from shipping

Further reading:

Hafnia: Tanker rates headed for great finish in 2014

Torm in non-compliance with loan facilities

Wall Street has Torm in a speculative iron grip