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Schlumberger takes sizeable stake in Borr Drilling
Schlumberger, the world’s top oil services provider, has bought a stake in new Norwegian rig operator Borr Drilling. Norwegian financial…
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Marinakis pays $155m for Hanjin boxship quintet
The carve up of the defunct Hanjin Shipping fleet is now just about complete with news Evangelos Marinakis’s Capital Ship…
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Celsius in hot pursuit of more bulker resales
One of the most aggressive bulk bargain hunters at Chinese yards has swooped again for a pair of ultramax resales.…
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Eagle Bulk goes the whole nine on Greenship Bulk ultramax deal
New York-listed dry bulk owner Eagle Bulk Shipping says that its acquisition of three ultramax vessels from Greenship Bulk, part…
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Economou beats the Saverys family for keenly contested newcastlemax quartet
As first reported by Splash last month, George Economou has admitted he has won his tit-for-tat battle with Belgium’s Saverys…
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Maersk Drilling finds additional North Sea work for jackup
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract by CNOOC subsidiary Nexen Petroleum UK for jackup rig . The 140-day contract…
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Centrofin offloads older cape pair
Centrofin Management has sold a pair of older capesizes to another Greek owner. The CE-Duke and the CE-Alliance, both built…
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TechnipFMC awarded Gulf of Mexico subsea contract by Shell
TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, for the delivery, integration, and…
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Vroon, Fred Olsen, MPI Offshore and ZPMC all linked with A2Sea takeover
DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power are finally close to selling their joint venture shipping line A2Sea after years of…
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Solstad, Farstad and Deep Sea Supply merger moves ahead
The Norwegian OSV mega merger between Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply has moved ahead with the boards…
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Rig workers off Scotland hit by radiation
UK energy company EnQuest has come in for flak after the BBC reported that a number of workers on its…
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Stealth Maritime concludes series of period charters
Greece’s Stealth Maritime is celebrating concluding a series of period charters that keeps the majority of its fleet decently employed…
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Songa Bulk snaps up kamsarmax pair
Arne Blystad’s Songa Bulk has acquired a pair of kamsarmax bulkers as it continues its rapid fleet build-up. The transactions…
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Weco ditches breakbulk liner service
Weco Roro, formerly known as Nordana, has terminated its regular liner service, citing huge losses sustained in the breakbulk sector.…
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The containership bounce back: what could possibly go wrong?
The mood is buoyant in the containership sector but is the market ignoring the sleeping giant, asks James Frew, senior…
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Eidesvik sets up shipowning unit with CGG
Norwegian OSV operator Eidesvik has announced that it has agreed with CGG to establish a new shipowning unit for 7…
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Hafnia Tankers orders product tanker pair at CSSC
Vista Shipping, a joint venture established by Danish owner Hafnia Tankers and CSSC Shipping, the financial leasing unit of shipbuilder…
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Solvang confirms ethylene carrier pair at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Norway’s Solvang has confirmed an order with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of two firm 21,000 cu…
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Shipping Financial Platform Consortium launches in Italy
A new financial boutique named Shipping Financial Platform Consortium and dedicated to shipping firms has launched in Italy, headquartered in…
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Colombian authorities find cocaine haul on German container ship
Colombian authorities have discovered a haul of cocaine hydrochloride in a German-owned container ship, the South American nation’s attorney general…
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