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EU Regulators to Clear Maersk, Hamburg Sud Tie-up

Apr 07, 2017

EU antitrust regulators will approve Maersk Line's acquisition of German peer Hamburg Sud after the world's biggest shipping company agreed to pull Hamburg Sud out from some trade route groups, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday…

DryShips Acquires Six Vessels

Apr 03, 2017

DryShips Inc.  has entered into agreements to acquire six vessels for a total gross price of $268 million. It has also entered into an agreement with Kalani Investments Limited. These vessels are comprised of one Aframax tanker built in 2012…

Glencore Sells Assets to China’s HNA Group

Apr 02, 2017

The mining and commodities trading house run by billionaire Ivan Glasenberg, Glencore, has sold a 51 percent stake in its oil products storage business to China’s HNA Innovation Finance Group, the company said. The Transaction is subject…

MOL Invests in PKT Logistics

Mar 30, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced that it acquired 20.9% share in PKT Logistics Group (PKT), a leading Malaysian logistics company. PKT provides end-to-end logistics solutions comprising freight forwarding, customs brokerage, contract logistics…

Hapag Lloyd-UASC Merger Hits Snags

Mar 28, 2017

A merger of Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has hit a snag, with the German shipping line and some banks seeking assurances that UASC's top shareholder Qatar remain committed to the deal for the long term, sources say.Hapag…

Sri Lanka Wants to Reduce China’s Stake in Strategic Port Deal

Mar 27, 2017

Sri Lanka's government wants a Chinese company to agree to cut its stake in a strategic port project by up to a quarter, as part of a renegotiation aimed at blunting public and political opposition to the deal.After signing an agreement in December…

GasLog Partners buy GasLog Greece

Mar 24, 2017

Greece-based GasLog Partners LP has reached an agreement to buy 100% of the shares in the entity that owns and charters the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker GasLog Greece from GasLog Ltd. The aggregate purchase price for the Acquisition will be $219 million…

Norway's Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply Agree Merger

Mar 24, 2017

Norwegian OSV companies Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply have signed off on merger plans first announced on February 6, 2017. The statutory merger plans have been approved and signed by the boards of Solstad, Farstad…

Maersk Line, Hamburg Sud Offer Merger Concessions to Gain EU Approval

Mar 22, 2017

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipping firm and part of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk, has offered concessions to EU antitrust regulators in an attempt to get approval for the takeover of German rival Hamburg Sud. A ruling on the deal…

Thessaloniki Port Workers Plan Stoppage to Protest Port Sale

Mar 21, 2017

Workers at Greece's second-biggest port, Thessaloniki Port, will walk off their job for a few hours on Wednesday to protest the port's sale, a key condition of the country's international bailout. The sale was launched in 2014 but has been plagued by delays and political resistance…

SM Group Mulls More Takeovers

Mar 20, 2017

South Korea’s Samra Midas Group (SM Group) said that it is looking to acquire some overseas shippers, among other businesses in an effort to expand its foothold in the maritime sector, Yonhap News Agency cited one of the company’s officials…

Hapag-Lloyd Postpones UASC Takeover

Mar 17, 2017

German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd on Friday postponed the completion date for its takeover of United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) to May 31 from March 31, but said the deal, worth 7 to 8 billion euros ($7.52-8.60 billion), was not at risk…

essDOCS Acquires eCertify

Mar 17, 2017

essDOCS extends its paperless trade offering, team and global reach with the acquisition of eCertify, the provider of electronic Certificates of Origin. essDOCS said it has acquired eCertify Pty Ltd, inventor of the electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO)…

INTTRA Acquires Avantida

Mar 14, 2017

Ocean shipping electronic marketplace INTTRA announced it has acquired Avantida, provider of empty container management services for ocean carriers. Avantida is headquartered in Belgium and currently conducts business in seven European countries…

Shreyas Shipping Acquires Balaji Shipping

Mar 12, 2017

India’s Shreyas Shipping and Logistics has approved plans for its subsidiary Shreyas Relay Systems (SRS) to acquire 99.9% of Balaji Shipping Lines from Transworld Holding (TWH). Shreyas Shipping said that consequent to the said issue, the…

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