Maersk and the acquisitions

The Maersk Group's coffers are flowing over, and this week Maersk Oil got a slice of the cake:

Maersk Oil buys fields for close to a billion dollars

Maersk Oil CEO: More aquisitions to follow African deal

Tanker continues to boom

The tanker market boosted Norden's results in the third quarter, where Torm and others also delivered solid results:

Norden's tanker division delivers record result

Torm considering New York IPO

d'Amico International Shipping: Three good years for product tanker

Odfjell's new gas vessels significantly delayed 

Concordia Maritime follows suit in tanker surge 

But the capital markets were too much for BW Pacific:

BW Pacific cancels Oslo IPO

Carsten Mortensen: We can grow BW Pacific on our own

Dry bulk slump continued

Not everyone had a good time, and the dry bulk carriers are paying the price for the weak market:

J. Lauritzen lost USD 16 million in the third quarter

Lauritzen CEO: Not worried about the carrier's future 

Lauritzen's bottom line overshadows its well-run gas carrier

Norden CEO sees challenges in lower bulk coverage

Further reading:

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Finnlines delivered its best quarter ever

China's Cosco takes big dive in third quarter