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Challenges in ship finance |
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Written by Sim Kih
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
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 Crash of Baltic Dry Index is bad news for vessel charter income.
FALLING CHARTER rates and a crunch in availability of ship finance are spelling woes for vessel charterers.
Counterparty defaults may also reduce charter rates or, worse still, result in idle ships.
Vessel values are falling. If the loan-to-market value covenant is breached, lenders may demand that shipping trusts use their cash income to pay down debt. This will be a threat to distributions to unit-holders.
What do the management of shipping trusts have to say?
Read: Shipping trusts see opportunity in shipping slump |
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Star broker bought 8 m shares of LI HENG |
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Written by Leong Chan Teik
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008
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 Slumped:Like many S-chips.
 ***Over 800 people read this within 24 hours!
THE STOCK price of Li Heng, once a market darling, has slumped to nearly its all-time low.
That has attracted a spate of insider buying, including from David Loh, a substantial shareholder.
Full article: LI HENG: David Loh bought 8 m shares
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Wheat price down by half! Gardenia bread price down? |
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Written by Sim Kih
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008
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 Crude oil now at about US$70, down by half since Jul 2008.
COMMODITY PRICES for key raw materials such as crude oil, food grains, and metals have crashed.
Crude oil has crashed from over US$140 a barrel to about US$70 currently.
We have seen some respite in petrol prices, but does this ring true for groceries and other products as well?
NextInsight checks out some end-product prices.
Read: Does commodity price crash benefit customers’ pockets? |
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Written by Leong Chan Teik
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Monday, 20 October 2008
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 Aileen Goh of Phillip Securities
BELIEVE IT or not, Aileen Goh has barely lost any money in the last six months when the market crashed. Her hypothetical portfolio ended our Stock Challenge with 0.6% loss. Congrats, Aileen!
Read how her portfolio and those of the other 4 participants crossed the finishing line: STOCK CHALLENGE: Aileen is numero uno! No. 1!
We are starting another round of Stock Challenge, and are throwing it open to you, readers. There will be prize money: $300, $150 and $50. Participants contribute $100 each.
We aim to have a minimum of 5 participants and a maximum of 10. The market has slumped deeply, and who knows what recovery, if any, it would make over the next six months. If you are interested in taking part, email your name and contact number to
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Super Coffeemix: Tops in Malaysia |
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Written by Leong Chan Teik
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Sunday, 19 October 2008
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 Inside Super's warehouse of coffee beans. Photo by Leong Chan Teik
SUPER COFFEEMIX owns the largest instant coffee plant in Malaysia.
It sits on about 1 million sq ft of land, or about 17 soccer fields. We visited the plant recently – and discovered that the operations are almost entirely automated. Super Coffeemix is among the top 3 coffee brands out of about 150 in Malaysia.
Full article: SUPER COFFEEMIX: A visit to the largest instant coffee plant in Malaysia |
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