mergers and acquisitions

Portland, Oregon-based Vigor Industrials is being acquired by global investment firm The Carlyle Group and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management. As

By Archana Narayanan and Alaa Shahine (Bloomberg) –DP World Plc is hiring banks to raise about $1 billion of bonds to finance the acquisition of Topaz

Dubai-based port operator DP World has acquired 100 percent of offshore services provider Topaz Energy and Marine for a purchase price of more than $1 billion.

By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON, April 24 (Reuters) – Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp on Wednesday made a $57 billion bid for Anadarko

By John Benny and Jennifer Hiller April 12 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp on Friday said it will buy Anadarko Petroleum Corp for $33 billion in cash and

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MacAndrews has become the latest iconic shipping name to be consigned to the history books. CMA CGM has lost no time in

Norwegian technology group Kongsberg Gruppen announced on Monday it has completed its acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). Officially part of

Shipping company BW Group announced today it has acquired a majority stake in LPG shipowner Epic Gas and has launched an unconditional offer to acquire the

A.P. Moller-Maersk has acquired US-based Customs House Broker, Vandegrift Inc., underscoring the shipping giant’s focus on the logistics sector in 2019.

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – CMA CGM is aiming for Ceva Logistics to break even this year, its finance chief said on Tuesday, as the French shipping group

Houston-based Kirby Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the marine transportation fleet of Houma-based Cenac Marine Services for

By Gavin van Marle – DP World has completed its acquisition of European feeder and shortsea shipping line Unifeeder after this week securing clearance

U.S.-based offshore supply vessel company Tidewater has completed its merger with rival Gulfmark Offshore, thereby creating a new global leader in

By John Benny and Shanti S Nair Oct 8 (Reuters) – Deep-sea oil driller Ensco Plc said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Rowan Cos Plc in an

Danish maritime safety equipment company VIKING Life-Saving Equipment announced today it has acquired Norwegian lifeboat-builder Norsafe.  Established in

By Will Wade and Simon Casey (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore drilling company, agreed to buy a smaller rival in a $2.9

Some big news this week from one of the world’s top port operators and self-proclaimed global trade enabler. On Tuesday, Dubai-based DP World announced

Houston-based GulfMark Offshore (NYSE:GLF) today confirmed that it has received a non-binding, unsolicited proposal from competitor Harvey Gulf International

U.S.-based offshore supply vessel companies Tidewater (NYSE: TDW) and GulfMark Offshore (NYSE: GLF) announced Monday that their respective Boards of Directors

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – One of Hapag-Lloyd’s largest shareholders has brushed off an approach by CMA CGM for merger talks. Any such deal