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Global Marine put up for sale
Offshore engineering company Global Marine Group looks to be changing hands after HC2 Holdings announced that it is exploring strategic…
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Sentinel Marine acquires 21-year-old PSV
Aberdeen-based offshore support vessel operator Sentinel Marine has acquired the 1999-built PSV from Canadian owner Secunda. The vessel, which is…
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Pressure grows on next week’s MEPC in London
The 73rd meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) will take place at the London headquarters of the International…
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V.Group acquires Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt
Shipmanagement giant V.Group continues its growth by acquisition strategy, signing a deal with Germany’s Norddeutsche Vermögen Group to acquire Norddeutsche…
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Intel chips in on Rolls-Royce’s autonomous shipping drive
Rolls-Royce and Intel are teaming up to develop autonomous ships. The new vessels the pair aim to develop will have…
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Europe
UK moves to position itself as a leader in maritime decarbonisation
Britain is pushing ahead with plans to make the country a leader in maritime decarbonisation. Experts on clean shipping met…
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Standard Club looks to take over Strike Club
The Standard P&I Club is looking at acquiring sister company Strike Club, a provider of delay insurance to shipowners. The…
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Maritime CEO
ITF Seafarers’ Trust: Crew don’t necessarily feel the uptick in the markets
Following on from Monday’s interview with the head of the Mission to Seafarers, Maritime CEO continues in a similar vein,…
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Europe
Ensco and Rowan Companies agree $12bn combination
Offshore drilling giants Ensco and Rowan Companies have entered into a definitive transaction agreement to combine the two companies in…
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Europe
Anglo Investments fleet hits five with post-panamax acquisition
British shipowner Anglo Investments, headed by ex-Graig executive Steven Davies, has picked up it fifth vessel having been revealed as…
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Europe
Newport takes scrubber gamble with up to 200 units ordered
Ship repair coordinator Newport Shipping Group has made a clever move ahead og the global sulphur cap, purchasing 100 scrubbers…
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Europe
Petrofac awarded North Sea extension by Chevron
Petrofac has been awarded a 12-month engineering services contract extension by Chevron. The contract scope will see Petrofac continue with…
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Europe
Stena Drilling to retire semi-submersible
Stena Drilling has decided to retire 1976-built semi-submersible rig . The rig, which entered the Stena Drilling fleet in 1996,…
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Europe
Pyxis Tankers refinances product tanker with loan from Blue Ocean Maritime
Greek owner Pyxis Tankers has refinanced the loan facility for 2015-built product tanker with EnTrustPermal’s Blue Ocean Maritime Income. After…
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Europe
Wood secures offshore engineering contract from Wintershall
UK-based offshore engineering specialist Wood has secured a new contract from Wintershall to provide engineering and construction services to the…
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Europe
Maritime media stalwart Fairplay bows out at 135
Fairplay, one of the oldest names in maritime media, is to cease publishing by the end of this year, according…
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Europe
Zodiac Maritime acquires six tanker newbuildings from Toisa
Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime is linked to the acquisition of six tanker newbuildings from bankrupt owner Toisa’s fleet. According to…
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Maritime CEO
ChartCo: Further acquisitions on the cards
Since taking the helm at ChartCo in 2010 Martin Taylor has been responsible for three key acquisitions; more are on…
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Europe
BP sells eight aframaxes to Union Maritime
BP’s dramatic pruning of its older ships continues apace with brokers reporting an en bloc deal for eight aframaxes. Subject…
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Europe
Noble acquires newbuild Paxocean jackup for Middle East contract
UK-headquartered offshore driller Noble Corporation has acquired a Gusto MSC CJ46 design jackup rig from PaxOcean Group, and will use…
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