
Managing Director, Amalia Tankers Inc
Member of the Transportation Council
Diran Majarian is the Managing Director of Amalia Tankers, a ship management company specializing in the transport of sophisticated parcel chemicals on the basis of international joint ventures with end-users. Mr. Majarian has over 30 years of experience in maritime and banking industry. His areas of expertise are business development, start-ups, organizational development and crisis management. Mr. Majarian has a very wide multidisciplinary scope in ship management including chartering, sale and purchase, finance, marine insurance, operations, and repairs. In addition, he has considerable experience in corporate finance including term lending, mezzanine finance and capital markets, working with major financial institutions. (This is me - Update Profile)
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Is Chinese demand for dry cargo as sustainable as industry analysts claim?
November 7, 2009
Diran Majarian, Managing Director, Amalia Tankers Inc
Fear the Dark Side of China's Lending Surge | english.caijing.com.cn
Despite the global financial crisis, this year has seen some revival in dry cargo rates, especially for Panamax and Capesize vessels. This has led to some renewed investor interest in the sector, notably by Peter Georgiopoulos. The investment thesis rests on Chinese growth potential. Chinese analysts...
Rising risks of an asset bubble in China threatened by US stagflation
November 7, 2009
Diran Majarian, Managing Director, Amalia Tankers Inc
RGE - What Rebalancing of Chinese and American Consumption? | www.rgemonitor.com
China and the US are dealing with their imbalances either by exacerbating the very things that caused them in the first place. China entered the crisis with oneof the highest rates of misallocation of investment in recent times. With its enormous liquidity released for stimulus, China with waning...
Berlian Laju taking its distance from Eitzen Chemical in the CECO Merger
October 25, 2009
Diran Majarian, Managing Director, Amalia Tankers Inc
Eitzen takeover a milestone for Asia | www.tradewinds.no
BLT plans to leave Eitzen Chemical as a separate entity and retain the previous management to run it. They will transfer Eitzen Chemical debt from the CECO holding company back to the subsidiary. As a deal prerequisite, CECO lenders must agree to waive all principal payments and loan covenants for...
Georgiopoulos gives thumbs up to dry bulk in an opportunistic play
October 23, 2009
Diran Majarian, Managing Director, Amalia Tankers Inc
Wall Street darling Georgiopoulos nears first shipping IPO since June 2008 | www.tradewinds.no
Peter Georgiopoulos is aiming for an opportunistic asset acquisition play thorough Genco's (GNK) new Baltic Trading, which could seek US$ 230 mio in its initial public offering (IPO) with a plan to purchase five to seven vessels by the end of 2010. He is betting on recovery in this sector, carefully...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| LNG Experts | 171 |
| Container Leasing Professionals | 52 |
| Capital Structure Specialists | 88 |
October 14, 2008 | London
GLG Seminar: (London) Impact of Credit Market Crisis on Global Shipping Industry