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Europe
Top management at SBM Offshore take pay cut
Admitting the offshore sector is unlikely to see any turnaround for at least two years senior management at SBM Offshore…
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Americas
APM Terminals agrees to pay reparations for bribery offences in Guatemala
APM Terminals (APMT) has taken on a multimillion-dollar reparation payment related to corruption at a terminal in Guatemala, even though…
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Europe
Fugro sells Asia Pacific subsea services business
Dutch firm Fugro has divested its subsea services business in Asia Pacific to Australian outfit Shelf Subsea for EUR14m and…
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Europe
Damen unveils specialised decommissioning vessel concept
Damen Shipyards has unveiled a new concept design for a new series of vessel for decommissioning oil and gas projects.…
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Contributions
Hamburg and Amsterdam can take on London’s shipping role
Ralf Browatzki from AMB Executive Search argues Hamburg and Amsterdam are the best placed shipping cities to win from Brexit.…
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Americas
SBM Offshore agrees to settlement with Petrobras and Brazilian authorities over bribes scandal
Petrobras and Brazilian prosecutors on Friday signed an agreement with Dutch firm SBM Offshore whereby SBM will pay fines and…
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Europe
Boskalis to shed 650 jobs and 24 vessels
Royal Boskalis Westminster says it will make 650 employees redundant around the world and will take 24 vessels out of…
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Europe
Royal IHC buys majority stake in underwater vehicle company
Netherlands-based equipment supplier Royal IHC has bought a majority stake in Tompkins, the parent company of Modus Seabed Intervention. Modus…
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Europe
Glomar OSV wins long-term contract in North Sea
Glomar Offshore’s emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) has won a three-year contract in UK waters of the North Sea…
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Europe
Damen suggests PSV conversions to remedy lay-ups and oversupply
Idled platform support vessels (PSVs) could be converted into specialised vessels for sectors such as aquaculture, shipping and defence, says Damen…
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Europe
RollDock adds one more
RollDock Shipping, part of the Roll Group, has confirmed the purchase of its seventh vessel, the RollDock Sky. This is…
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Containers
NileDutch takes over Safmarine MPV
NileDutch, the West Africa specialist containerline, has announced the acquisition of the Europe to West Africa services and operations from…
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Environment
Boskalis wins dredging contract for new Abu Dhabi gas pipeline
The National Petroleum Construction Company of Abu Dhabi has awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster with a dredging contract related to the…
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Europe
Boskalis takes over VolkerWessels’ offshore business
Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire offshore activities from VolkerWessels. Under the intended…
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Americas
Fugro to deploy Brazil-built IRM vessel under new contract with Petrobras
Dutch survey company Fugro has secured a one-year inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract with Brazil’s state oil form Petrobras.…
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Europe
SBM Offshore plans further job cuts after shedding 3,200 staff in 2015
Dutch floating production specialist SBM Offshore has revealed a total of 3,200 positions were cut during 2015 and already more…
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Europe
Conman who persuaded Allseas to hand over $105m jailed for 14 years
The conman who nabbed $105m in an elaborate fraud against shipping firm Allseas was jailed for 14 years at a…
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Europe
Conman who fleeced Allseas out of $105m faces lengthy jail sentence
A court yesterday heard more salacious details of the conman who managed to fleece Dutch shipping line Allseas out of…
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Europe
Fugro lands Pyrenees contract offshore Australia
Fugro has won a contract from Australia’s BHP Billiton Petroleum for work at the Pyrenees Phase 3 installation project offshore…
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Europe
BG Group shareholders approve $52bn buy-out by Shell
BG Group shareholders have greenlit the company’s $52bn acquisition by Shell, which would create the world’s largest LNG trading company.…
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