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Total buys more stakes in oil blocks offshore Guyana
French supermajor Total has bought stakes in more oil blocks offshore Guyana, according to Reuters. Total is buying a 35%…
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TechnipFMC buys Island Offshore Subsea
TechnipFMC has reached an agreement with Norway’s Island Offshore to acquire a 51% stake in Island Offshore subsidiary Island Offshore Subsea. …
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Fincantieri finally seals complex deal to take over STX France
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri finally on Friday bought a long discussed 50% stake in STX France for EUR59.7m. French President Emmanuel…
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CMA CGM takes another feeder boxship
French liner giant CMA CGM has bought the 1,118 teu from Germany’s Carsten Rehder for a price Alphaliner reports as…
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CMA CGM debuts startup incubator Ze Box
French liner giant CMA CGM has formed Ze Box, its first international startup incubator, based in Marseilles. Located in Le…
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Total ups its Gulf of Mexico presence with acquisition of Samson Offshore Anchor
French oil supermajor Total has agreed to purchase US-based Samson Offshore Anchor. The deal gives Total a stronger deep-water presence…
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CMA CGM extends charter for Global Ship Lease boxship
London-headquartered Global Ship Lease has agreed an extension of the charter to CMA CGM for 2005-built boxship . The 8,063…
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Nexans buys out subcontractor with renewables in mind
Cablelayer Nexans continues to position itself as one-stop shop for all cable needs. The French firm has just acquired BE…
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Bourbon teams with Bureau Veritas in smart OSV drive
French offshore giant Bourbon has signed a partnership with compatriot class society Bureau Veritas to develop and deploy automation and…
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Societe Generale ups financial support for LNG-powered ships
Societe Generale has become the bank with the most overt support for LNG as a fuel for shipping. The French…
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TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract by VNG Norge
TechnipFMC has secured an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract from VNG Norge. The contract covers the provision…
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CMA CGM in for Chinese feeder trio of newbuilds
France’s CMA CGM continues its busy year with a ship order in China. Clarksons Research is reporting that the Marseille-headquartered…
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Serenity: CMA CGM’s new offering designed to keep clients calm
France’s top shipping line has launched Serenity by CMA CGM, a suite of offerings designed to calm clients’ fears in…
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Declaration on shipping emissions signed by 35 nations in Paris
Shipping proved a central plank of discussion at the Emmanuel Macron convened One Planet climate summit in Paris yesterday. The…
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Asia
GTT acquires majority stake in Ascenz
French LNG engineering company GTT has acquired a 75% stake of Singaporean tech firm Ascenz. Ascenz, founded by Chia Yoong…
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CMA CGM ties up with Total for LNG for its 22,000 teu ships
CMA CGM is joining the dots to give France global leadership when it comes to using LNG as a fuel…
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CMA CGM completes sale of 90% stake in Los Angeles terminal
France’s CMA CGM Group has completed the sale of a 90% equity interest in Global Gateway South terminal at Los…
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CMA CGM merges multimodal subsidiaries
CMA CGM is merging subsidiaries MacAndrews and OPDR effective January 1, with the merged entity’s headquarters to be located in…
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Rodolphe Saadé takes over as chairman at CMA CGM
France’s CMA CGM has announced that Jacques Saadé has passed the baton of the chairman’s role at the company to…
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French PM signals nationwide LNG bunkering intent
France looks set to take a leading role in the provision of LNG to ships with the government coming squarely…
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