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Coronavirus ‘visits’ Evangelos Marinakis
Evangelos Marinakis, 52, has become one of the most high profile names in shipping to succumb to the coronavirus. The…
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Standard Chartered becomes first bank to join TradeLens
Standard Chartered Bank has joined TradeLens, the blockchain enabled platform developed by Maersk and IBM, becoming the first financial institution…
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Scorpio Bulkers trims fleet with sale of two ultramaxes and a kamsarmax
Monaco-headquartered Scorpio Bulkers has announced the sale of three vessels for a total of $53.5m. The company said that it…
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TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract by BP Angola
Offshore services giant TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract by BP Angola for…
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Archer appoints new CEO
Norwegian oil services firm Archer has announced the appointment of Dag Skindlo as chief executive officer succeeding John Lechner, who…
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VLCCs back in ‘mad’ territory with scrubber-less tankers taken by the Saudis on subs for more than $200,000 a day
In one of the most sensational days of tanker trading ever VLCCs climbed back into six-digit territory as Saudi Arabia…
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TGS and Fairfield secures seismic project in the Delaware Basin
TGS and Fairfield Geotechnologies have entered into an agreement to acquire a new multi-client survey within the Area of Mutual…
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Clipper takes supramax pool from Klaveness
Klaveness’s exit from supramax pool activity has been secured with news today that Clipper Bulk has agreed to buy its…
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Aon swoops for Willis Towers Watson to create world’s largest insurance broker
Aon announced yesterday a $30bn deal to buy rival Willis Towers Watson, creating the world’s largest insurance broker, overtaking Marsh…
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Solstad Offshore awarded new AHTS contract in Malaysia
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract with a major Malaysian operator for 2006-built anchor handling tug supply vessel…
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Global Offshore secures cable installation work at Kincardine wind farm
UK offshore service provider Global Offshore, part of Global Marine Group, has been awarded a contract for cable installation and…
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Awilco Drilling awarded contract by Petrofac for P&A work
Norway’s Awilco Drilling has been awarded a contract by Petrofac for 1982-built semi-submersible rig . The rig will be used…
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Shearwater GeoServices secures seismic project in Gulf of Mexico
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a major ocean bottom seismic (OBS) deepwater ROV project by TGS and Schlumberger in the…
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Andreas Ugland passes away
Norwegian shipping magnate Andreas Ugland passed away at his home in the Cayman Islands on Friday aged 64 following a…
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Tsakos Energy Navigation offloads five tankers for $104m
Greece’s Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has sold off five of its vessels, three suezmax tankers and two product tankers, for…
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Frontline clinches $544m suezmax lease financing with ICBC Leasing
John Fredriksen’s Frontline has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with China’s ICBC Financial Leasing to fund the acquisition of…
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Advantage Tankers snaps up Olympic aframax pair
Geneva-based Advantage Tankers has acquired a pair of Chinese-built aframax tankers from Greek owner Olympic Shipping and Management, according to…
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Diana Shipping fixes capesize to Oldendorff
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Oldendorff Carriers for 2006-built capesize vessel…
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Minerva Marine tanker attacked by pirates off Benin
The 2006-built 51,000 dwt product tanker , owned by Greek owner Minerva Marine, was attacked by pirates off Cotonou, Benin…
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UECC and GoodFuels commence car carrier biofuel trial
Norwegian-headquartered roro operator UECC has teamed up with marine biofuel firm GoodFuels to launch a trial of GoodFuels Bio-Fuel Oil…
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