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Shell agrees £47bn deal to take over BG Group
London: Just hours after the two companies confirmed that talks were underway, an agreement has been announced for Shell to…
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Morten Arntzen appointed new chairman of Team Tankers International
Oslo: Team Tankers International, formerly Eitzen Chemical, has announced that it is appointing Morten Arntzen as chairman of the company. The appointment…
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Eirik Andreassen to leave VPS ceo role
Rotterdam: Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has announced that Eirik Andreassen has stepped down from the role of ceo, and will…
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EssDocs: ‘The world is moving to paperless’
London: From seafarers in the age of sails to the era of the Golden Greeks and beyond, the name Goulandris…
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Dong Energy heads to Massachusetts for first offshore wind project outside Europe
Copenhagen: Dong Energy has sign an agreement to take over more than 1000MW development project rights off Massachusetts from RES Americas Developments…
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Shell in talks to acquire BG Group
London: Answering recent market speculation, BG Group has issued a statement today confirming that the companies are in talks regarding…
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Viking Supply gets AHTS option and extension
Oslo: Sweden’s Viking Supply Ships has received the final option of an existing contract with Sakhalin Energy for the vessel…
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Furetank adds two tankers, eyes more
Gothenburg: Swedish short sea specialist Furetank is eying multiple 20,000dwt tanker newbuildings, having also just acquired two ‘Ice-class 1A’ tankers from Russia.…
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New EU rules unlikely to stop shipbreaking on sub-continental beaches
Mumbai: The European Union (EU) has announced strict new rules on demolition of old vessels, which appear set to benefit…
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Siem lands German offshore wind farm cable contract
Oslo: Siem Offshore has announced that Siem Offshore Contractors, now part of the recently formed Siem Offshore Industrial Investments division,…
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Hapag-Lloyd in for 11,000 teu quintet
Hamburg: Hapag-Lloyd has signed a letter of intent with Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of five 11,000 teu…
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Exxon files complaint against Russia over taxes on Sakhalin-1 project
Houston: ExxonMobil has filed a tax complaint against Russia at the Stockholm arbitration court. The Irving, Texas-headquartered energy client maintains…
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New Scorpio product tankers get timecharter employment
London: NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers has received three new product tankers from South Korean shipyards. All three vessels have secured short-term…
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Rustibus: ‘Now the focus is on product development’
Oslo: Kristian Dalseide is animated when meeting up with Maritime CEO, his company going through a massively busy time with…
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New German heavylift operator
Hamburg: Germany has a new heavylift player. Former SAL highflyer Lars Rolner has founded United Heavy Lift in Hamburg. Rolner,…
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Finnish strike finished
Helsinki: A planned strike by a number of unions in support of the nation’s icebreaking crews that threatened to paralyse…
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Rickmers inks $260m deal for energy-efficient containerships
London: Rickmers Reederei has signed a $260m deal with STX, South Korea, which is building three “state-of-the-art” 9,300-teu containerships for…
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Maersk containership refloated after running aground
London: The Maersk Line containership Sea Land Meteor (4,360 teu, built 1996) has been successfully refloated after running aground, 150 metres from the…
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Navig8 sells chemical tanker newbuildings to Ocean Yield, leases back
London: Norway’s Ocean Yield has bought eight chemical tanker newbuildings for $306.8m from Navig8 Chemical Tankers, which will lease the…
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Golden Ocean Group’s shares jump around on Oslo debut
Oslo: John Frredriksen’s latest stock gamble had quite a bumpy ride on making its Oslo debut today. Bermuda-domiciled Knightsbridge Shipping…
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