Finance

Athens-based bulker owner uses new BNP Paribas credit facility to erase debt maturing in 2020.

Petros Pappas-led shipowner makes move after closing Songa Bulk transaction.

Extension reduces next year’s repayment while boosting new convertible issue over $200m index threshold.

Hong Kong bulker owner wants to diversify a little from cyclical shipping markets.

Tanker owner once bankrolled by Wilbur Ross may be latest major player in consolidation talks as the clock ticks down for private-equity backers