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Where Money in the Maritime Industry Will Come From?

Ships are expensive assets, even small pleasure boat owners know. A small handysize bulker of 32,000 dwt has cost no less than $20 mil as a newbuilding...

Boats of the Highly Levered Seas

by Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co. There used to be a time when the financing options for a shipowner where simple: seed...

Disruption Has Come to Shipping

by Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co. Only if I had a penny every time I had to spell out these terms to a financier dealing with commercial...

For the Shipping Industry, a Matter of Interest and Indebtedness

For some, a foggy market… One World Trade Center in Downtown Manhattan. Image credit: Karatzas Images by Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors...

Akti Miaouli

by Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co. When one hears the words Fifth Avenue, fine shopping springs to mind. Madison Avenue is almost synonymous to advertising and...