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Subsea 7 joins the party with $150m Culzean contract from Maersk Oil
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won a contract from Maersk Oil for subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline work at the Culzean…
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Green light for largest UK gas field development in a decade
The development of the largest new field discovered in the UK North Sea for a decade has been approved by…
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Servowatch Systems: Much confusion surrounding autonomous vessels
Heybridge: Much of the debate about autonomous ships sweeping through the industry is off base, argues the CEO of a…
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200 face chop as Maersk Oil slashes UK operations
Maersk Oil is looking to cut up to 200 jobs in the UK plus ditch one of its North Sea…
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‘The merged entity can’t match our ongoing investment programme’: V.Group’s take on Anglo-Eastern Univan
Clive Richardson, president and group ceo of the world’s largest shipmanager, V.Group, has both welcomed and dismissed the recent mega…
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Charles Taylor: On the acquisition trail
London: David Marock, group CEO of insurance giant Charles Taylor is today’s Maritime CEO in a wide ranging interview in…
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Ceona chairman stands down due to ill-health
UK-headquartered SURF contactor Ceona has announced that the company’s chairman, John Smith, has stepped down with immediate effect due to…
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Navigators hit with US fine for North Korean links
UK firm Navigators Insurance Company has agreed to pay a fine for its links with shipping lines from sanctions-hit North…
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Inchcape Shipping Services CEO steps down
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has announced that Captain Claus Hyldager has stepped down as the chief executive officer of the…
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Peel Ports: Value-added services vital to secure business
Liverpool: Given the extraordinary competition for ship calls ports around the world these days have to offer far more value-added…
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Subsea 7 wins EPIC Egypt contract
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has been awarded an EPIC contract worth around $500m from BP and it’s partner DEA for work…
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Wood Group to cut another 200 from its workforce
British oil services firm Wood Group PSN has announced it is cutting around 200 people from its payroll. The company…
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UK shipping industry calls for reforms to the red ensign
Athens: Major reforms must be made to the red ensign to make the nation’s shipping register more competitive with its international rivals,…
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Borealis and KKR add 18 vessels with Hanseatic Ship Asset Management acquisition
Hamburg: London-headquartered Borealis Maritime and US global investment firm KKR have acquired Hanseatic Ship Asset Management from Commerzbank for a…
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Ensco drillship contract cancelled by ConocoPhillips
London: Offshore driller Ensco has announced that ConocoPhillips has provided notice of termination for a three-year drillship contract. The 2014-built…
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Simpson Spence Young: Slew of tanker newbuilds next year will end bullrun
London: A slew of tanker newbuilds set to hit the world’s oceans next year should put a cap on the…
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Kuwait buys stake in Associated British Ports
Athens: The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) has acquired a 10% direct interest in Associated British Ports. The news comes after…
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New CEO for Ceona
London: SURF contactor Ceona has appointed Mark Preece to the role of ceo, replacing Steve Preston who has decided to…
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Rig fire at Harland and Wolff, 1,000 workers evacuated
Belfast: Around 1,000 workers were evacuated from a rig at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast yesterday afternoon when a…
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Containers
Global Ship Lease containership gets another timecharter extension
Athens: X-Press Feeders, part of Singapore-based Sea Consortium, has further extended its timecharter of a panamax containership owned by Global Ship Lease.…
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