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France proposes making the Mediterranean an ECA
France is pushing to create an emissions control area (ECA) in the Mediterranean, Splash has learnt. Sources tell Splash that…
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Europe
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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Containers
CMA CGM says it has no immediate plans to order new ships, delays trio of deliveries
Announcing its full year results on Friday, France’s CMA CGM has said it has no immediate plans to order any…
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Europe
Bourbon fixes deal with creditors
French OSV giant Bourbon has managed to reschedule the maturities of EUR910.8m ($962m) of its debts. Payments will now be…
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Americas
Petrobras and Total seal alliance deals with contract signings
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras and French supermajor Total on Tuesday signed contracts sealing their strategic alliance and firming up…
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Europe
CMA CGM boss vows to lead all US box trades
CMA CGM’s new CEO has vowed to be the top container carrier on all US trades. Rodolphe Saadé, son of…
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Containers
Alibaba signs with CMA CGM
Chinese online retail giant Alibaba continues to make closer ties with the top names in container shipping. Following on from…
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Containers
Diana Containerships charters post-panamax to CMA CGM
Greece’s Diana Containerships has fixed 2008-built 6,494 teu containership to CMA CGM on a time charter contract. The charter, which…
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Europe
TechnipFMC secures FEED contract from Reliance
TechnipFMC subsidiary Genesis has secured a deepwater front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract offshore India from Reliance Industries. This project…
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Europe
Bourbon awarded EPCI contract by Total
French offshore vessel operator Bourbon has announced that it has secured avpipelay contract from Total Gabon for the engineering, procurement,…
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Maritime CEO
Total Lubmarine: Global compatibility
Innovation is key to success, believes Robert Joore, the new general manager of marine lubricants supplier Total Lubmarine. Speaking in…
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Europe
Bourbon Offshore layups soar to more than 100 vessels
France’s Bourbon Offshore has stacked an additional 19 vessels during the last quarter of 2016 according to its fourth quarter…
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Containers
Rodolphe Saadé takes the reins at CMA CGM
Jacques Saadé has marked his 80th birthday by appointing his son Rodolphe Saadé as chief executive officer of CMA CGM. Rodolphe Saadé…
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Europe
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs charters wind vessel to Dong
France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group has secured a charter from Dong Energy Wind Power for a wind farm service operation…
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Europe
TechnipFMC wins FEED contract from Energean
TechnipFMC has secured a contract from Energean Oil & Gas to provide the concept and front end engineering design (FEED)…
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Europe
CMA CGM tipped to take over OOCL
France’s CMA CGM, fresh from gobbling up Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), is being widely tipped to be the suitor to…
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Europe
Fincantieri selected to take over STX France
Italian yard Fincantieri has been designated the preferred bidder for STX France by a court in South Korea handling the…
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Americas
FMC and Technip to complete merger within weeks
American subsea equipment firm FMC Technologies and French engineering company Technip jointly announced on Thursday that they expect their merger…
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Americas
Total to invest $1bn per year in Brazil
A Brazilian unit of French supermajor Total is planning to invest $1bn annually (for an unspecified number of years) in…
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Americas
Petrobras to sell Total $2.2bn of assets including stakes in Subsalt oilfields
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras announced on Wednesday it has made a deal with Total to sell the French supermajor…
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