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Monday, November 9, 2015
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Maersk Line CEO Expects Shipping Consolidation to Speed Up

  By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The world’s number one container shipping company Maersk Line expects consolidation in the

November 9, 2015
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Neptune Orient Lines Jumps to Highest Since May on Takeover Talks
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Neptune Orient Lines Jumps to Highest Since May on Takeover Talks

  By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. jumped to the highest level in more than five months in Singapore trading after the

November 9, 2015
Total Views: 16

Saturday, November 7, 2015
CMA CGM, Maersk in Talks to Buy Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines
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CMA CGM, Maersk in Talks to Buy Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines

  By Joyce Koh, Jonathan Browning and Aaron Kirchfeld (Bloomberg) — Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. said it’s in separate talks with France’s CMA CGM

November 7, 2015
Total Views: 99

Friday, November 6, 2015
CMA CGM Said in Talks to Buy Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines
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CMA CGM Said in Talks to Buy Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines

  (Bloomberg) — France’s CMA CGM SA is in talks to acquire Singapore container shipping company Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., as majority owner

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 105

Friday, October 16, 2015
APM Terminals Acquires Full Ownership of Grup Maritim TCB
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APM Terminals Acquires Full Ownership of Grup Maritim TCB

APM Terminals, the port and terminal operating arm of Denmark’s Maersk Group, has agreed to purchase full ownership of Barcelona-based Grup Maritim TCB

October 16, 2015
Total Views: 83

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Fredriksen, Exmar Deal for $2.3 Billion LNG Powerhouse Falls Through
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Fredriksen, Exmar Deal for $2.3 Billion LNG Powerhouse Falls Through

  By Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) — Billionaire John Fredriksen and Exmar NV canceled a deal to create a liquefied natural gas company that would have

September 23, 2015
Total Views: 13

Monday, September 21, 2015
Skeptic Investors Miss Out on Huge Windfall from Shell’s BG Takeover Deal
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Skeptic Investors Miss Out on Huge Windfall from Shell’s BG Takeover Deal

  By Inyoung Hwang (Bloomberg) — A fresh drop in in oil prices and political instability in Brazil is making investors miss out on about $5.5

September 21, 2015
Total Views: 12

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Shell’s BG Deal Faces Regulatory Hurdle in Australia
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Shell’s BG Deal Faces Regulatory Hurdle in Australia

  By James Paton and Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s plan to buy BG Group Plc faced its first regulatory hurdle after

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 19

Samsung Units Deny Merger Talks
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Samsung Units Deny Merger Talks

SEOUL, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd and Samsung Engineering Co Ltd, affiliates of South Korean conglomerate Samsung Group, said on

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 9

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
COSCO, China Shipping Admit Possible ‘Asset Restructuring’
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COSCO, China Shipping Admit Possible ‘Asset Restructuring’

  SHANGHAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) – China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) and China Shipping Group, two of the country’s largest shipping

September 16, 2015
Total Views: 27

Samsung Engineering, Samsung Heavy Merger Being Considered (Again)
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Samsung Engineering, Samsung Heavy Merger Being Considered (Again)

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Samsung Engineering Co., South Korea’s biggest engineering company, jumped the most in more than 18 years on

September 16, 2015
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
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Maersk’s APM Terminals Expands in Latin America with Acquisition on Spanish Rival

  By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s terminal unit said Tuesday it agreed to buy a Spanish rival to expand its port

September 8, 2015
Total Views: 18

Friday, September 4, 2015
Sinotrans to Merge with China Merchant Group, Report Says
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Sinotrans to Merge with China Merchant Group, Report Says

  By Jasmine Wang (Bloomberg) — Sinotrans Ltd. and Sinotrans Shipping Ltd., controlled by China’s second-biggest commodity-shipping company,

September 4, 2015
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
European Commission Signs Off On Shell’s Bid for BG Group
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European Commission Signs Off On Shell’s Bid for BG Group

  Sept 2 (Reuters) – BG Group Plc said the European Union’s antitrust regulators had approved Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s $70 billion

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 9

Monday, August 31, 2015
keppel shipyard shipbuilding singapore
Shipping News

Keppel Acquires Cameron’s Jack-Up Rig Business

Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine, the world’s largest rig builder, says it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 92

Monday, August 17, 2015
Drewry: COSCO, CSCL Merger Could Cause Chain Reaction in China
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Drewry: COSCO, CSCL Merger Could Cause Chain Reaction in China

  By Drewry Shipping Consultants Having blocked the P3 Alliance on competition grounds, China could now merge China Cosco and CSCL and, as a result, cause

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 26

Friday, August 14, 2015
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Maersk Reveals Appetite for North Sea Oil Mergers and Acquisitions

  By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S is actively searching for North Sea oil acquisitions as the drop in energy prices

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 12

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
COSCO and China Shipping Group In Merger Talks, Sources Say
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COSCO and China Shipping Group In Merger Talks, Sources Say

  By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) and China Shipping Group are in talks over a possible

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, July 22, 2015
French Billionaire Near Deal to Buy Luxury Ship Operator Ponant
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French Billionaire Near Deal to Buy Luxury Ship Operator Ponant

By Francois de Beaupuy, Kiel Porter and Andrew Roberts (Bloomberg) — Artemis SA, the holding company of France’s billionaire Pinault family, is in

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 107

Monday, July 20, 2015
NOL Says ‘No Decision’ Yet on Reported Sale
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NOL Says ‘No Decision’ Yet on Reported Sale

Neptune Orient Lines Limited has responded to recent media reports that the Singapore shipping company has been put up for sale by its majority shareholder

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 12
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