Monday, December 3, 2007

DryShips Blog:
This blog serves as a reference for some of the most commonly requested DryShips and shipping industry related information. The information is presented in the following three sections...

Additions & Editions:
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DryShips Opinions

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Jim Cramer/Mad Money December 10, 2007
During the lightening round Jim was bullish on DRYS.
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Links of Interest

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BDI Related Links:
Link Description
DryShips Website BDI, updated 0830-0900 EST on London business days
Skaarup Shipbrokers BDI detail, BPI, all routes.
The Baltic Exchange BDI Publisher
InvestmentTools.com BDI Graphs
Diana Shipping Website BPI Year History
IMAREX.com Dry Bulk Futures
Braemar Shipping Services BDI & A Ton of Assorted Links

Shipping News Links:
Link Description
TradeWinds Up-to-the-minute industry news covering rates, sale & purchase, aquisitions, yards, etc. Detail by subscription. Free trial.
Capital Link Shipping Cover-all shipping site.
Compass Weekly reports covering events, ship sales, values, rates
Hellenic Shipping News General Shipping News
Marine Marketing Shipping news
Dry Bulk Index Shipping News
SSY
Lloyds Teaser
Container Business Breaking News, Industry Profile, Shipping Liners, Container Handling

Shipping Broker Links:
Link Description
Astrup Fearnley Shipbroker. Free registration, or paid reports. Weekly PDF via free registration.
R.S. Platou Shipbroker
R.S. Platou - Realtime Fixtures Shipbroker
Barry Rogliano Salles Shipbroker
Skaarup Shipbrokers Shipbroker

Shipping Ports & Vessels:
Link Description
Cargo Port Links Links to various ports and terminals throughout the world.
Distances.com World Ports Distances Calculator
Newcastle Port Corporation Key Australian coal port.
DNV Exchange Vessel Info Vessels. Comprehensive, by name.

Short Interest Links
Link Description
NASDAQTrader.com Data – earliest
NASDAQ.com Short Interest
ShortSqueeze.com Data
Buyins.net Free Naked Short Lists

General Links
Link Description
Zacks Company comparisons.
Barchart.com Stock comparison views. Fundamentals may be stale.
Asian Markets Asian market charts.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Stock exchange.
globalCOAL Global coal news.

Sunday, December 2, 2007

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DryShips FAQ
1. Why does Yahoo show DryShips only has two employees?
2. What is the BDI?
3. Where can I get the current BDI value?
4. Are shares of DRYS going to split?
5. What is the carrying capacity of the global fleet?
6. What is the carrying capacity of DRYS?


Top 1. Why does Yahoo show DryShips only has two employees?
A. DryShips outsources its fleet management to Cardiff Marine Inc., one of the worlds largest shipping companies.
Top 2. What is the BDI?
A. 'A shipping and trade index created by the London-based Baltic Exchange that measures changes in the cost to transport raw materials such as metals, grains and fossil fuels by sea. The Baltic Exchange directly contacts shipping brokers to assess price levels for a given route, product to transport and time to delivery (speed)'. source
Top 3. Where can I get the current BDI value?
A. The BDI is updated daily on the DryShips website.
Top 4. Are shares of DRYS going to split?
A. The drybulk shipping company said its board decided "it is in the best interests of the company and its shareholders to defer the proposed stock split until a more favorable time in order to preserve shareholder value. (January 16 2008) source
Top 5. What is the carrying capacity of the global fleet?
A. The carrying capacity of the global fleet of commodity ships has climbed by 6.2 percent to 354 million deadweight tons since November of last year, according to data compiled by Lloyd's Register-Fairplay. source
Top 6. What is the carrying capacity of DRYS?
A. As of 1/9/2008 DRYS owns a fleet of 46 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 30 Panamax, 2 Supramax, 1 Handymax, and 8 newbuilding drybulk vessels, with a combined deadweight tonnage of over 4 million tons. source