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MOL Snaps Up Adriatic Gas via Croatian Unit

Jun 20, 2018

MOL Group’s Croatian INA agreed to buy Eni Croatia BV, a wholly-owned member of Eni Group, through which Eni participated in the joint project of gas production in Croatia’s offshore areas Northern Adriatic and Marica. INA will become the…

CMA CGM to Buy Finland's Containerships

Jun 20, 2018

French-based CMA CGM, one of the world's largest container shipping firms, has agreed to acquire Finland's Containerships from Container Finance Ltd Oy.Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in three to six months, were not disclosed…

MOL Acquires Stake in AKOFS of Norway

Jun 19, 2018

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)  announced that MOL and Mitsui & Co have entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire shares in AKOFS Offshore AS, which is owned by Akastor ASA, Norway.  After in-kind contribution of the company of owner and leasing the subsea support vessel…

Oetker Considering Acquisitions to Grow Business

Jun 19, 2018

Germany's family-owned Oetker Group has acquisition targets in its sights after selling the Hamburg Süd shipping line to Danish giant Maersk for 3.7 billion euros ($4.28 billion) last year, the company's finance chief said on Tuesday.The deal has created 'options for action…

Dorian LPG Rejects BW LPG Merger Offer

Jun 17, 2018

Dorian LPG announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously declined an unsolicited, conditional proposal from Norway's BW LPG, the world's largest liquid petroleum gas shipper, to combine with Dorian in a stock-for-stock transaction.  After a thorough review…

Monjasa Acquires Bunker Supply Vessel for English Channel Operation

Jun 14, 2018

Monjasa acquires the 3,600 DWT tanker, MT Fredericia for continued bunker operation in the English Channel.  Leading up to the acquisition, the vessel has been on time charter by Monjasa for several years and the ceaseless high performance…

International Seaways Completes Acquisition of Six Euronav VLCCs

Jun 14, 2018

US-based tanker shipping company International Seaways (INSW) has completed the acquisition of six 300,000 dwt very large crude carriers (VLCCs) from Euronav NV. The tanker company providing energy transportation services for crude oil…

Royal Caribbean Buys $1 Bln Stake in Silversea Cruises

Jun 14, 2018

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL.N) said on Thursday it would buy a 66.7 percent stake in privately owned Silversea Cruises for about $1 billion to add ultra-luxury and expedition cruises to its fleet.Silversea Cruises, which has nine ships…

Euronav Sells Suezmax Cap Jean

Jun 12, 2018

Tanker company Euronav NV announced that it has sold the Suezmax Cap Jean (1998 – 146,643 dwt) for USD 10.6 million.  The vessel was delivered to her new owners on June 8th. The Company will record a capital gain of approximately USD 10…

DFDS Completes Acquisition of U.N. Ro-Ro

Jun 07, 2018

Danish shipping and logistics group DFDS has completed the acquisition of Turkey’s largest operator of Ro-Ro freight ships and will be a major player in the strong and continuously growing trade between the EU and Turkey.  In April, DFDS signed an agreement with the owners of  U…

Euroseas Completes EuroDry Spinoff

May 31, 2018

Euroseas announced  that it has completed the spin-off of its drybulk fleet into EuroDry Ltd. Euroseas shareholders received one EuroDry Ltd share for every five shares of the Company they owned.  A press release from the owner and operator…

BW LPG Offers to Buy Dorian LPG in $1.1 Bln Deal

May 29, 2018

The world's largest liquid petroleum gas (LPG) shipper, Norway's BW LPG, is offering to buy competitor Dorian LPG in a $1.1 billion all-stock deal in an effort to boost its earnings in a weak market, it said in a statement on Tuesday.Dorian shareholders will receive 2…

Wabtec and GE Transportation to Merge

May 21, 2018

Wabtec Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company. The combination will make Wabtec a Fortune 500, global transportation leader in rail equipment, software and services…

Lindsay Goldberg Mulls Selling Stake in Odfjell Terminals

May 08, 2018

Odfjell SE said it has been informed by Lindsay Goldberg that they are considering a sale of its 49% shareholding in Odfjell Terminals B.V.Lindsay Goldberg has been Odfjell's joint venture partner in Odfjell Terminals's U.S. and European terminals since 2011…

AFF Global Logistics Acquires Alaskan Express

May 08, 2018

U.S. domestic ocean freight forwarder AFF Global Logistics (AFF) has acquired fellow domestic freight forwarder Alaskan Express (AE) in a move to boost its offering to the Alaskan logistics market.AFF, which specializes in less-than-container-load freight shipments…

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