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Shell shareholders give a resounding thumbs up to BG takeover
Royal Dutch Shell yesterday won shareholder approval to buy BG Group. More than 83 percent of Shell shareholders voted in…
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Europe
EC demands tax changes at ports in France, Belgium and the Netherlands
The European Commission has required the Netherlands to abolish an exemption from corporate tax for its six seaports so as…
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Americas
SBM Offshore settles with Brazilian court in Petrobras scandal
SBM Offshore’s CEO and another company executive have agreed an out-of-court settlement with the Brazilian public prosecutor’s office (Ministério Público…
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Europe
Shell to shed 10,000 jobs and assets worldwide
Royal Dutch Shell plans to make a total of 10,000 staff and direct contractors redundant as it continues its efforts…
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Europe
SBM Offshore awarded Premier Oil FPSO contract
SBM Offshore has announced that Premier Oil has awarded the company the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for an…
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Europe
Fugro completes $106m sale and leaseback for geotechnical pair
Dutch offshore operator Fugro has completed a sale and lease back agreement with ICON Investments for geotechnical drilling vessels Fugro…
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Europe
Royal Boskalis buys German dredging company
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired Germany’s market-leading dredging company Strabag Wasserbau for around €70m ($76m). The sale price will be…
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Europe
Fugro wins Guyana seismic work
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Esso for survey services at a deepwater field development offshore Guyana. The contract…
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Americas
Fugro wins $20m contract extension from Pemex
Mexico’s state oil company Pemex has awarded Dutch survey company Fugro a $20m contract extension for work supporting offshore exploration…
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Europe
Thun Tankers takes small product tanker from Nordic
Small product tanker specialist Thun Tankers has announced the acquisition of 7,915dwt product tanker from Nordic Tankers. Thun will rename…
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Americas
SBM Offshore statement endorses integrity of two officials named by Brazilian prosecutors
Dutch platform-leasing giant SBM Offshore on Sunday came out strongly in defence of two of its top officials named by…
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Asia
SBM Offshore secures $800m FPSO financing
The Turritella joint venture, led by SBM Offshore, has secured $800m project financing for FPSO Turritella. Financing will be provided…
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Environment
Grieg Green gets ABN Amro cash in quest to end beaching vessels
Dutch bank ABN Amro has given cash injection to Grieg Green that the company says will be used to ensure…
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Europe
Strikes to stall container terminals at Rotterdam Port
Strikes will be held at three major container terminals at the port of Rotterdam, after the FNV Havens union voted…
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Europe
RH Marine Group launched at Europort
RH Marine Group, formerly known as Imtech Marine, was introduced this week at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. Following the…
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Europe
Van Oord wins Walney Extension contract from Dong
Van Oord has announced that it has reached an agreement with Denmark’s Dong Energy for the transport and installation of…
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Europe
Europort: Back for the 37th time
Rotterdam: While the international shipping calendar is littered these days with a dizzying array of new events, each professing to…
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Europe
Fugro to cut an additional 500 staff as prospects slide
Dutch subsea and survey specialist Fugro has announced further cost reductions as part of its latest set of quarterly results…
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Europe
China Exim Bank and ING Bank ink ship financing agreement
Chinese state policy bank China Exim Bank has signed a $1bn ship financing MOU with Dutch banking and financial services…
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Europe
Delta Marine orders renewables service vessel with new design from Damen
Damen Shipyards is to construct a renewables service vessel to a brand-new design for offshore wind service provider Delta Marine.…
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