Europe
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The deck chairs of the Christina
A remark attributed, wrongly, to V.I. Lenin has become popular. In the commonest version, it runs, “There are decades when…
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StealthGas spin-off Imperial Petroleum adds product tanker pair
Imperial Petroleum, the Nasdaq Capital Market-listed tanker spin-off from Harry Vafias-led StealthGas, has announced the acquisition of two product tankers…
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Columbia Shipmanagement makes Monaco move
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has signed a joint venture agreement with Monaco-based Sea World Management (SWM). Under the terms of the…
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PGS-backed Ocean Floor Geophysics acquires NCS SubSea
US-based surveyor Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG), a company in which Norwegian offshore seismic player PGS owns around 43%, has acquired…
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Siem Offshore plans to redomicile to Norway
Cayman Islands-incorporated offshore support vessel player, Siem Offshore Inc (SIOFF), is planning a re-domiciliation of the company whereby a new…
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Golden Energy Offshore Services launches private placement
Norway’s Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has initiated a private placement of new ordinary shares. The company said it would…
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BlackRock increases holding in Clarksons
New York-based BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has emerged as a major shareholder in the world’s biggest shipbroker. A…
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Stolt-Nielsen builds up stake in rival Odfjell
Chemical tankers operator Stolt-Nielsen has become one of the top shareholders in the Norwegian competitor, Odfjell, sparking merger speculation. The…
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Largest shortsea roro to sport tilting rotor sails
Luxembourg-based roro operator CLdN has penned a deal with Finnish tech company Norsepower to install two tilting rotor sails onboard…
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Havila Shipping clinches new vessel contracts
Norway’s Havila Shipping has been awarded three new contracts for its offshore support vessels. Cabling specialist Nexans Norway has chartered…
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‘Daredevil’ aframaxes keep Russian oil moving
While most shipping companies have decided to give Russian exports a wide berth as sanctions rain in, combined with the…
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Jens Martin Jensen appointed to Frontline and Golden Ocean boards
Jens Martin Jensen, back in the fold as John Fredriksen’s key lieutenant, has joined the boards of his tanker firm,…
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Clarksons ditches Platou branding
As is customary once a merger has settled after a number of years, the junior branding at the world’s largest…
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Hapag-Lloyd flags spear phishing attack
German liner Hapag-Lloyd has notified the market that the company is possibly the target of a spear phishing attack after…
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Germany accelerates LNG terminals scheme
Germany is pressing ahead with plans to build the country’s first liquefied natural gas terminals in order to reduce its…
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Sentinel Marine expands fleet with $81m of bank funding
Offshore support vessel specialist Sentinel Marine has taken delivery of a new multi-role offshore support vessel, with two more set…
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Embassies work around the clock to repatriate hundreds of seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters
Estimates suggest there are more than 2,000 seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters in an increasingly dangerous situation with Russia tipped…
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The minutiae of war and shipping
A merchant seaman, Mr Hadisur Rahman, third engineer onboard the bulk carrier Banglar Samriddhi, has already been killed in this…
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Subsea 7 lining up for large contract offshore Norway
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study from Equinor for the marine installations associated with…
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Nordic American Tankers offloads third suezmax
Herbjorn Hansson-led Nordic American Tankers (NAT) continues to adjust its fleet, having agreed to sell another 2002-built vessel to an…
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