mergers and acquisitions

The European Commission has rejected the proposed merger between South Korean shipbuilders Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk’s proposed $3.6bn acquisition of Hong Kong-based LF Logistics represents a “significant milestone” in its

Seeking to bolster its end-to-end logistics solutions in Asia, A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced a deal to acquire Hong Kong-based LF Logistics in a

By Charles Daly (Bloomberg) — Aker BP ASA agreed to buy the oil and gas business of Lundin Energy AB in a $10 billion deal that creates the

By Ania Nussbaum and Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg) — MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world’s second-biggest container line, offered to buy

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is taking a closer look into the proposed sale of Maersk’s refrigerated container manufacturing unit to China

New Orleans-based Maritime Partners has acquired a large and diversified fleet of over 1,000 marine vessels from J. Russell Flowers, Inc. JRF’s fleet

By David McLaughlin (Bloomberg) S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) won U.S. antitrust approval to buy IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) – owners of The Journal Of

Offshore drilling contractors Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) and Maersk Drilling have announced an agreement to combine the two companies, creating one of the

California-based communications company Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced an agreement to acquire Inmarsat for $7.3 billion. The combination will create

Clean Sea Transport, the joint venture between MSEA Group, Arkview Capital, and Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG), has acquired 100% interest in Marinvest’s

Teekay LNG Partners (NYSE:TGP), the LNG shipping arm of Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK), has announced an agreement to to be acquired by investment firm

Canadian pension fund CPP Investments will acquire 100% ownership of Ports America from Oaktree Capital Management at a reported valuation of more than $4

China International Marine Containers has struck a deal with A.P. Moller – Maersk to acquire Maersk Container Industry, a leading manufacturer of

The port operations arm of COSCO Shipping will buy a minority stake in Port of Hamburg’s Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), the main calling point for

By Dinesh Nair, Ruth David and Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) — Neptune Energy Group Ltd., the private equity-backed explorer, is considering options

The Monaco-based Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) is acquiring the debt-laden Navios Maritime Acquisition Company (NNA) to create a massive containership,

Rhode Island’s only law school acquires the U.S.’s leading maritime law periodical, a boon for the profession and students alike BRISTOL, R.I., August 19,

Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Seacor Holdings has acquired Jones Act shipping company U.S. Shipping Corp. USSC is provider of long-haul marine transportation

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