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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…

Navios Maritime Containers Acquires Three Containerships

May 07, 2018

Navios Maritime Containers, a growth vehicle dedicated to the container sector, announced  that it agreed to acquire three containerships for a total purchase price of $117.25 million.  Navios Containers agreed to acquire two 8,204 TEU containerships…

International Seaways Confirms Acquisition of Six VLCCs from Euronav

May 04, 2018

Tanker company International Seaways said that it has entered into a stock purchase and sale agreement to acquire the holding companies for six VLCCs from Euronav NV in connection with the closing of Euronav’s announced acquisition of Gener8 Maritime…

Subsea 7 Withdraws Bid for McDermott

May 04, 2018

Subsea 7 S.A. announced that it had taken note of McDermott International shareholders' vote in favor of a combination with Chicago Bridge & Iron Co (CB&I).In light of this vote, Subsea 7 confirms that the proposal made to McDermott's Board…

Boston Carriers to Buy Nuova Abibes SRL

May 02, 2018

Boston Carriers announced that in April 24 2018, the company entered into an exclusivity agreement with Nuova. The agreement provides six months for the acquisition of Nuova and all its assets and liabilities including but not limited to the storage facility in Italy as well as all its business…

Danish Shipping :Toward a Digital Future

Apr 30, 2018

In January and February the Maritime Disruptors Academy premiered when  students and employees in the shipping industry actively engaged on how to make the most of new technology and ways of thinking. Given that the entire Danish maritime cluster will be part of the change the next Academy…

US Questions COSCO's Long Beach Terminal Takeover

Apr 23, 2018

A U.S. national security review has raised concerns about a takeover by China's COSCO Shipping Holdings Co of a large container terminal in Long Beach, California, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.The terminal is part of COSCO's planned $6…

Star Bulk Acquires 16 Ships

Apr 21, 2018

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. agreed to acquire 16 vessels from entities affiliated with Augustea Atlantica SpA and York Capital Management in an all-share transaction. As consideration for the Vessel Acquisition, Star Bulk has agreed to issue approximately 10…

CMA CGM to Acquire 25% Stake in CEVA

Apr 20, 2018

French container shipping company CMA CGM said on Friday it would buy a stake of around 25 percent in Ceva Logistics, which is being listed on the Swiss stock market.CMA CGM said that as part of this process, it would subscribe to a 380-450…

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