Americas
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Shareholders approve Ensco’s acquisition of Rowan Companies
Shareholders of both Ensco and Rowan Companies have approved a $12bn all-stock transaction that will see the two companies combine.…
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Ensco awarded series of new contracts
Offshore driller Ensco have secured a series of new contracts and extensions, according to the company’s latest fleet status report.…
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Foremost Group orders kamsarmax pair at CSSC Chengxi
US-based dry bulker owner Foremost Group has placed an order at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard for the construction of two 85,000…
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Oceaneering awarded Trya work by Total
Houston-based Oceaneering International has been awarded a two-year integrity management contract with Total E&P Danmark to support its redevelopment project…
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Canada and US shipping associations join efforts to protect the Salish Sea
Canada’s Chamber of Shipping and the US-based Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has announced their joint support for continued binational federal…
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Vale selling last three ships in owned fleet
Brazilian miner Vale is clearing out its owned fleet by selling off its last three ships. According to shipbroking sources,…
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Keppel finds sale and leaseback solution to deliver Mexican jackup
Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has fixed a sale and leaseback solution in…
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McDermott awarded major contracts in Malaysia
US offshore engineering firm McDermott International has secured two major contracts in Malaysia, one from Sarawak Shell and the other…
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Ricaurte Vasquez appointed next Panama Canal administrator
Ricaurte Vasquez has been tapped to become the next Panama Canal administrator. He will take over from Jorge Quijano on…
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Vale temporarily shuts down Malaysia distribution centre after fire
A fire broke out at one transfer house at Brazilian miner Vale’s distribution centre in Malaysia on Friday, resulting in…
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Laker in winter layup catches fire
A team from the US Coast Guard spent Saturday night fighting a big fire aboard the self-discharging bulk carrier in…
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Stellar Daisy located
The has been located six hundred and eighty-eight days after the giant VLOC sank in the south Atlantic, spurring hope…
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ExxonMobil takes option on Rowan drillship
US offshore driller Rowan Companies, soon to be part of Ensco, has announced that ExxonMobil has exercised the third of…
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Maersk fixes US East Coast fuel supplies ahead of the sulphur cap
Maersk is getting its low sulphur fuel supplies fixed around the world as the days count down to the introduction…
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Rowan Companies drillship contracted to Petronas
Houston-based offshore driller Rowan Companies has been awarded a one-well contract in Mexico by PC Carigali Mexico Operations, part of…
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HJH CSL jv exercises bulker option at CSSC Chengxi
A joint venture by Canada’s CSL group and German Hartmann family’s HJH Shipmanagement has exercised an option with CSSC Chengxi…
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Diamond Offshore semi-submersible pair contracted by Shell
Houston-headquartered offshore driller Diamond Offshore has revealed a pair of contracts for semi-submersible rigs Ocean Apex and Ocean Valiant with…
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Search for Stellar Daisy starts
US ocean exploration company Ocean Infinity has announced that it has mobilised its survey vessel from Cape Town to begin…
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Bahri clarifies position on Venezuela-bound tanker
One of the Middle East’s largest shipping lines, National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), yesterday clarified that its tanker…
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Woes continue for Vale as terminal closed by authorities
Brazilian miner Vale continues to have an eventful start to the year, with news today that authorities have closed the…
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