New York-listed tanker companies International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) and Diamond S Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSSI) have completed their merger, creating one of the largest publicly traded tanker companies in...

Japanese shipping line Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will acquire a 40 percent stake in Methanex’s Vancouver-based subsidiary Waterfront Shipping (WFS), which operates the world’s largest fleet of methanol tankers, for $145...

Greek containership owner Danaos (NYSE: DAC) has exercised its option to acquire the remaining 51% equity in its joint venture Gemini Shipholdings Corporation. Gemini owns a fleet of five containerships...

Oslo-based MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has entered into an agreement to acquire Songa Container AS and its fleet of 11 container smaller containerships for $210 million. The ships have an...

Tokyo-based finance firm Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. will acquire all outstanding shares of CAI International (NYSE: CAI), one of the world’s leading marine container leasing companies, for $56 per share...

U.S.-listed containership owner and charterer Costamare Inc. (NYSE: CMRE) announced the acquisition today of 16 dry bulk vessels, marking a new sector for the company. The vessels, which are currently...

Bollinger Shipyards announced today it has acquired the shipyard facilities of Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI). Lockport, Lousianna-based Bollinger Shipyards is a leading privately-held designer and builder of steel military and...

New York-listed tanker companies International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) and Diamond S Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSSI) have announced an all-stock merger that will create the world’s second largest US-listed tanker...

Offshore drilling contractors Noble Corporation and Pacific Drilling will combine in an all-stock transaction that will see Noble will acquire Pacific Drilling. A definitive merger agreement was unanimously approved by...

By Vinicy Chan, Christian Wienberg and Aaron Kirchfeld (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is considering a sale of its refrigerated container business as demand for the cold storage units surges during...

Defense contractor Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based naval architecture firm Gibbs & Cox for $380 million in cash. The acquisition was revealed this week...

Greece-based LNG shipping company GasLog (NYSE: GLOG) has entered into an agreement to merge with a unit of the world’s largest asset management firm BlackRock, resulting in the NYSE-listed company...

Florida-based Crowley says it has fully integrated its naval architecture subsidiary Jensen Maritime into a new engineering services group under the Crowley umbrella. Crowley says the new group, named Crowley...

U.S.-listed Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM) and Navios Maritime Containers L.P. (NASDAQ: NMCI) have announced a definitive merger agreement in which Navios Partners will acquire all of the publicly...

MILAN, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri’s planned acquisition of state-controlled French rival Chantiers de l’Atlantique to create a European “Airbus of the Seas” is facing collapse barring last-minute...

Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based SEACOR Holdings has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to take the company private in a deal that values the company at approximately $1...

By Nicolas Parasie (Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is a potential contender to buy a local offshore oil-services firm that counts the state-owned crude producer among its major clients,...

Heidmar Chief Executive Officer Pankaj Khanna has taken full control of the tanker pool management company from shipping billionaire George Economou. The company announced Monday that Mr. Pankaj Khanna has...

HOUSTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Noble Energy shareholders on Friday approved a deal to sell the oil and gas producer to Chevron Corp, making Chevron the No. 2 U.S. shale...

PARIS, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Shipping group CMA CGM has agreed to buy a 30% stake in French airline company Groupe Dubreuil Aero as it continues to extend its presence...