Ridgeway Maritime Market Report

• Tankships takes centre stage as DryShips gears up for next leg of race to refinance debt.

• Shell reportedly takes DHT’s two aframaxes for two years at usd 22,500 per day.

• Christian Andersen-led Avance increases payout as profit pours in from VLGCs.

• World's largest VLGC owner BW hands out a bumper dividend as profit takes off.

• Taiwan-backed owner Courage Marine with four bulker fleet takes a hit from lower freight and utilisation rates.