Initial Public

Transocean Inc. Subsidiary - Todco - to go Public

Transocean Inc. said its subsidiary TODCO (formerly R&B Falcon Corporation) has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the previously announced initial public offering of its Gulf of Mexico Shallow and Inland Water business segment. The registration statement relates to TODCO common stock to be sold by Transocean in the offering. TODCO does not expect to sell any shares in the offering. Upon the closing of the initial public offering, TODCO's fleet is expected to consist of 76 drilling rigs including 27 jackup rigs, 31 drilling barges and three submersible drilling rigs located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, two jackup rigs and one platform rig located in Trinidad and nine land rigs and three lake barges located in Venezuela. Morgan Stanley is leading a group of underwriters in this offering.

Costamare Declares Quarterly Dividend

Costamare Inc. (NYSE: CMRE), owners and providers of containerships for charter, announced that the company's board of directors declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, of $0.25 per share payable on February 4, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of trading of the company's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 28, 2011. This is the first cash dividend the Company has declared since its initial public offering on November 4, 2010

New Century Shipbuilding Seeks $500-800M IPO

According to a report from Dow Jones, Chinese shipbuilder New Century Shipbuilding Ltd. plans to raise $500m - $800m in an initial public offering ahead of a listing in Hong Kong in the first half, Dow Jones sources said. New Century submitted an application for the listing earlier this month and will have a listing hearing at the Hong Kong stock exchange in February, according to those sources. (Source: Dow Jones)

Chiles IPO Shelved Indefinitely

Chiles Offshore Inc. postponed indefinitely its initial public stock offering because of market conditions, lead underwriters Credit Suisse First Boston said. The Houston-based company expected to price 8 million shares between $17-$19 per share. Chiles Offshore was the second company to postpone its IPO on Monday because of uncertainty in the market, joining Taiwan-based Digital United Holdings Ltd.

Teekay Offshore Acquires Ships

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. agreed to acquire interests in two double-hull shuttle tankers for $160 million from Teekay Corporation (Teekay), the parent of its general partner. The Partnership will acquire the 2000-built Navion Bergen and Teekay’s 50 percent interest in the 2006-built Navion Gothenburg, together with their respective 13-year, fixed-rate charters to a subsidiary of Petrobras Transporte S.A., the shipping arm of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A

Ocean Tankers covers IPO, asks for extension

The Financial Mirror has reported that Ocean Tankers Holdings Pcl has covered its initial public offering but has requested an extension until November 8 in order to allow time to the CSE to open trading accounts for overseas investors, mainly Greek shipowners who are participating in the issue. Ocean Tankers offered a total of 3 mln shares during the IPO aiming to raise CYP 755.700 and according to confirmed reports has completed the issue at least one time.

Teekay Offshore Raises Distribution; Completes FSO Acquisition

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership) (NYSE: TOO) announced that its general partner has increased its quarterly cash distribution by $0.035 per unit, from $0.35 per unit to $0.385 per unit ($1.54 annualized) as a result of the previously announced acquisition of the shuttle tankers Navion Bergen and Navion Gothenburg. The cash distribution will be paid on November 14, 2007, to all unitholders of record on November 7, 2007.

Omega Navigation Takes Delivery of Tanker

Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. took delivery of its Panamax (LR1) double hull product tanker, the Rudolf Schulte, to be renamed the Omega Queen. The Omega Queen is a Panamax (LR1) double hull product tanker of 74,999 deadweight ton (dwt) built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea in 2004. The acquisition was funded by in part from proceeds of the Company's initial public offering and debt under a senior secured credit facility provided by HSH-Nordbank AG.

Teekay Announces Dividend

Teekay Tankers Ltd. announced a cash dividend of $0.70 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. This dividend is payable on May 30, 2008 to all shareholders of record on May 23, 2008.  "We are pleased to declare Teekay Tankers' first full quarter dividend since its initial public offering," stated Bjorn Moller, Teekay Tankers' Chief Executive Officer. "Spot tanker freight rates in the second quarter to-date have exceeded the average rates in the first quarter

Teekay Offshore Partners Reports 4Q and Annual Results

Teekay Offshore Partners reported its fourth quarter and annual results for 2007. Highlights include: - Declared a cash distribution of $8.0 million, or $0.40 per unit, for the fourth quarter, an increase of 3.9% from the prior quarter - Increased quarterly cash distributions by 14.3% since initial public offering in December 2006 - As previously announced, acquired one floating storage and offtake unit from Teekay Corporation in October 2007