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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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Europe
North P&I Club warns of new technology at sea
Technology such as video calls, emails, mobile devices could actually be more of a hinderance than a help to life…
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Europe
Nobu Su locked in court battle with RBS trio
Nobu Su’s tirade against banks has been taken to a new level. The Taiwanese boss of bankrupt TMT has launched…
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Europe
Call to double spending on UK seafarer training
The UK Chamber of Shipping is calling for government support to double funding for a seafarer scheme. UK Seafarer statistics…
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Europe
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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Dry Cargo
DNB Markets CEO says ‘traditional’ shipowners will weather stormy markets
Privately owned “traditional” shipping companies with diversified fleets will be best placed to weather “tsunami”-like markets over the near term,…
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Europe
Tom Boardley switches roles at LR
Tom Boardley, currently marine business director at UK classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), is moving to a new role in…
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Asia
Subsea 7 to close Singapore office in favour of Kuala Lumpur
Subsea 7 is understood to be closing its office in Singapore and will move its Asian base to Kuala Lumpur…
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Europe
UK government urged to help hard-hit North Sea offshore sector
The British government is being urged to come to the rescue of the beleaguered oil and gas scene in the…
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Europe
Amec Foster Wheeler CEO steps down
Amec Foster Wheeler has announced that Samir Brikho is stepping down as chief executive after nine years in the role.…
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Europe
Bibby orders first Damen service operations vessel
Bibby Marine Services has ordered a service operations vessel (SOV) from Damen Shipyards, which the yard says is “the first…
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Dry Cargo
Cargo ship on fire off England’s east coast
Fire broke out today onboard the Strahlmann-owned singledecker general cargo ship while the vessel was underway off the east coast…
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Europe
BP to cut 4,000 jobs worldwide
BP plans to axe 4,000 jobs worldwide, of which 600 jobs will be cut from its operations in the North…
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Europe
British Antarctic Survey extends charter with GC Rieber Shipping
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has announced that British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has declared its third option for a one-year extension…
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Europe
UK yard worker crushed to death by faulty lift
A UK shipyard worker died yesterday while working on repairs to a ferry. The accident happened at Falmouth docks in…
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Americas
Wood Group scores two-year services deal from PetroRio
UK-based Wood Group has won a two-year contract from PetroRio to provide services to the Brazilian company’s Polvo A oil…
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Europe
Opening of Liverpool’s new terminal slips behind schedule
The Liverpool Echo newspaper reports today that the much-anticipated Liverpool2 container terminal from Peel Ports has fallen behind schedule. The…
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Americas
Petrobras cancels Ensco drillship contract over alleged corruption
UK-based rig contractor Ensco says scandal-plagued Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has cancelled a contract for a drillship, according to Reuters.…
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Europe
Seaborne Communications: ‘Modesty will bring only modest results’
London: Shipping has a new bespoke PR firm. Many might groan at the news of yet another spin merchant, but…
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Environment
Sustainable Shipping Initiative: Low oil prices hinder green developments
London: The current low fuel price is hindering uptake in technologies and other measures that will drive operational and environmental…
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