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Technip’s contract extended at Petrobras’ base for flexible pipes
Petrobras has extended Technip’s five-year contract at its Flexible Pipes Logistic Base (BAVIT) by a further four years. The value of…
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Containers
Ocean Alliance announced, heralds massive container shakeup
CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line today signed a memorandum of understanding to form…
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Europe
French authorities raid Bolloré HQ
France’s Bolloré Group is under investigation over port concessions handed out in West Africa. Authorities have searched the headquarters of…
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Asia
APL to exit G6 in bid to ease EU antitrust concerns
French containerline CMA CGM is willing to make concessions in order win over the European Union’s antitrust approval for its…
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Americas
Shell takes Socatra product tanker duo on timecharter
Shell has booked two MR product tankers owned by France’s Socatra on one-year period charters, both fixed at $16,750 daily,…
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Europe
Shipping Today: Time for a ‘critical discussion’ on our industry
Paris: Last week saw the launch of a new blog by a well-known name among shipping social media. Olaf Merk’s…
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Africa
Two Bourbon Ofshore crew abducted off Nigeria freed
Bourbon Offshore has announced that the two crew members abducted from off Nigeria last month have been released. The company…
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Europe
Bourbon Offshore said to be considering going private
Jacques de Chateauvieux, the chairman of Bourbon, is thinking of taking the offshore services company into private ownership, reports say.…
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Africa
CMA CGM bolsters West Africa position
CMA CGM has dramatically built up its service offerings out of West Africa as well as rebranding many offerings away…
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Containers
CMA CGM changes transpacific trades with mega boxship redeployment
Having trialled out a mega boxship across the Pacific in the past three months, the French line CMA CGM is…
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Europe
CGG reduces its fleet to five seismic survey vessels
Geoscience specialist CCG will reduce its fleet of eight seismic survey vessels to five by the end of this quarter…
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Africa
Bourbon Offshore crew pair abducted off Nigeria
French offshore vessel operator Bourbon has issued a statement, confirming that anchor handling and tug supply vessel was attacked off…
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Containers
CMA CGM’s Rodolphe Saadé confirms new alliance discussions
Rodolphe Saadé, vice chairman of CMA CGM, has confirmed the giant French line is holding discussions about creating a new…
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Europe
Technip scores Statoil double
France’s Technip has won a pair of lump sum contract for infield pipeline construction for Statoil at the Johan Sverdrup development…
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Europe
Bourbon Offshore stacks an additional 13 vessels
Releasing its annual results today, OSV owner Bourbon Offshore said it had a total of 44 supply vessels stacked as…
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Europe
Stricken Modern Express under tow
Salvors have succeeded in getting a tow line fixed between the stricken Modern Express car carrier and a Spanish tug.…
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Europe
Last chance to save Modern Express from hitting French shores
Salvors are hoping for a window in the weather for a last ditch effort to attach a tow line to…
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Europe
As bad weather hampers salvors, authorities prepare for the Modern Express to hit French shores
More bad weather on Saturday prevented salvors from attempting to get a tow line on the stricken car carrier. Authorities…
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Europe
Salvors ready another attempt to tow stricken Modern Express
A team from SMIT Salvage will try again to tow the stricken car carrier after a failed attempt yesterday. The…
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Containers
CMA CGM first to tie up with IRISL
In front of the leaders of France and Iran at the Elysee Palace, the heads of CMA CGM and Islamic…
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