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Air Energi, Swift Worldwide Resources Complete Strategic Merger

Jan 26, 2016

Merger creates significant opportunities for candidates, clients and contractors. Air Energi Group Limited and Swift Worldwide Resources Limited have merged to form Airswift Holdings Limited, a $1.2bn turnover company specialising in global workforce solutions for the energy…

Schlumberger to Buy Stake in Fortuna LNG

Jan 26, 2016

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger is entering Ophir Energy’s Fortune floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off Equatorial Guinea after agreeing a preliminary deal with the UK player for a stake in the development. The non-binding…

Russians to Acquire Fairline Boats

Jan 26, 2016

Crisis-hit yacht manufacturer Fairline Boats has been saved after the firm was bought by two Russian investors.  A new company, Fairline Acquisitions, funded by two UK-based Russian investors with a background in the marine sector, is to…

CMA CGM Ups NOL Stake to 2.32%

Jan 22, 2016

French container shipping group CMA CGM bought an additional 2.4 million shares in takeover target Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) from the open market on Thursday at $1.235 and $1.24 per share, says a report in the Business Times. Following the latest transaction…

Greece Okay's China's Cosco Improved Bid

Jan 22, 2016

The state privatization fund Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) of Greece has accepted a “significantly improved” offer from China’s Cosco Group for the state’s majority stake in the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP). “HRADF’s…

Shell Names Top Exec to Head BG During Integration

Jan 14, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell's top executive planning the integration of BG Group will become transitional CEO of BG after expected completion of the $48 billion acquisition next month, company sources said. The appointment of Dutchman Huibert Vigeveno…

G6 Alliance to Operate its Service Structure as Aligned Through 2016

Jan 14, 2016

On 7 December 2015, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), parent company of G6 Alliance member APL, announced the potential acquisition of NOL by CMA CGM.   The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Until there is further development, the…

Chinese to Acquire Greek Port as Gateway to Europe

Jan 13, 2016

China's state-owned shipper China Ocean Shipping (Group), also known as Cosco Group and owned by China COSCO Holdings,  is on track to acquire Greece's largest container port, gaining a key foothold to expand China's economic and military presence in Europe and Africa under the 'One Belt…

China Merchants to Take 21.05% Stake in Dalian Port

Jan 13, 2016

China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited, has announced that it has signed a share subscription agreement with Dalian Port (PDA) Co., under which Dalian Port will issue 1.1bn new shares to China Merchants for HK$4.3bn ($554m)…

CMA CGM Keeps Buying NOL Shares

Jan 11, 2016

French liner giant CMA CGM has acquired last week a total of 2.26 million shares in Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), six months before it is scheduled to make good its S$3.4 billion takeover bid for the Singapore-listed liner, reports Business Times…

Japanese Consortium Pulls Out of Brazilian Shipyard Ecovix

Jan 08, 2016

A consortium of Japanese shipyards decided to sell its stake of Ecovix, which controls the Rio Grande Shipyard, reports Reuters. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, four other shipbuilders said in October 2013 acquired 30% of Ecovix-Engevix Construcoes…

Xu Lirong to Head Merged Giant COSCO-CSG

Jan 05, 2016

The current chairman of China Shipping Group (CSG)  Xu Lirong handed top job at $74.7bn Beijing-backed merged entity of CSG and China Cosco Group. Xu Lirong has been appointed chairman of China Cosco Shipping Group, according to statements posted by the two groups on their websites Monday…

China Merges Shipping Firms in Reform Push

Jan 04, 2016

Chinese shipping subsidiaries will realign their businesses in response to the merger between China Ocean Shipping (Group), known as Cosco Group, and China Shipping Group, reports Nikkei. Sinotrans & CSC Holdings Co., the nation's third largest shipping company…

Green Signal for Sinotrans-China Merchants Merger

Dec 30, 2015

China's cabinet on Tuesday (Dec 29) approved a deal that fuses two of the country's biggest state-owned transport and logistics firms, reports Reuters. China's cabinet has approved China Merchants Group's acquisition of Sinotrans & CSC Holdings Co…

China Shipping Ports Acquires 20% Stake at Busan Terminal

Dec 24, 2015

China Shipping Ports Development, the port unit of China Shipping Group, has agreed to acquire a 20% stake in the loss-making Korea Express Busan Container Terminal (KBCT) from parent CJ Korea Express (CJ Korex). KBCT manages the container terminal in the port of Busan Shinsundae…

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Maersk Chooses Charlotte for its North American Headquarters

Maersk Chooses Charlotte for its North American Headquarters

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Ruling Allows South African Welfare Group to Inspect Vessels

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APM Terminals Invests $550m in Callao Port

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