mergers and acquisitions

  COPENHAGEN, July 7 (Reuters) – Investment firms 3i Infrastructure and AMP Capital have agreed to buy Danish shipping company Esvagt for 4.1

BP's $18.7 billion settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill draws a line under years of uncertainty to allow it to focus once again on growth but could

Billionaire John Fredriksen and Exmar NV are transferring liquefied natural gas assets to Flex LNG Ltd. to create a company operating 13 vessels with an

  Houston-headquartered offshore drilling company Northern Offshore Ltd. (NOF) says it has reached a deal for the all-cash sale of the company to

Pacific Drilling SA, an offshore oil-rig contractor, is gaining notice as a takeover

Danish ferry and transportation firm DFDS is on the takeover trail, its chief executive said, after reporting its highest first-quarter operating profit on

Crowley Maritime Corporation on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Maritime Management Services, Inc. (MMS), a Seattle-based crew management company

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd denied on Tuesday a South Korean media report that it will try again to merge with sister company

(Bloomberg) — As the oil industry takes stock of Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s $70 billion move for BG Group Plc, one company has more to chew on than most.

Drybulk shipping company Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (OTCBB: GSKNF) and its subsidiary Baltic Trading Limited (NYSE: BALT) announced a definitive

Royal Dutch Shell Plc says its proposed $70 billion takeover of BG Group Plc will boost dividends and share buybacks for investors. North Sea workers in fear

Royal Dutch Shell Plc agreed to buy BG Group Plc for about 47 billion pounds ($70 billion), making Europe’s largest oil company the pre-eminent player in

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is in talks to acquire BG Group Plc in a deal that would vault Shell to the top of the global gas-export industry and gather together

A merger between dry bulk shippers Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OSE: GOGL) and Knightsbridge Shipping Ltd (Nasdaq: VLCCF) has been formally approved

The shipping company that helped cement Singapore’s status as a global trade hub may be shaping up as a takeover

NYK announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its U.S.-based luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises to Genting Hong Kong (GHK), the

Dutch maritime services provider Royal Boskalis Westminster says it has increased its stake in Fugro N.V. to 20.01%, but assures that it is not a step towards

Dutch marine services provider Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and KOTUG International B.V., a leading harbor towage also based in the Netherlands, have agreed

German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd, which is merging with Chile's Compania SudAmericana de Vapores, is in no rush to list its share on the stock

Top ship broker Clarkson is seeking to acquire Norwegian brokerage and investment bank RS Platou for 281.2 million pounds ($441 million) in a deal that would