Mergers & Acquistions News


Hapag-Lloyd: Positive Operating Result in a Challenging Environment

Mar 24, 2017

Hapag-Lloyd AG remains bullish on the substantial earnings contribution from synergies from CSAV acquisition and OCTAVE cost-cutting programme alongwith further synergies expected due to the merger with UASC. Hapag-Lloyd closed the 2016 financial year with EBITDA of EUR 607…

Norway's Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply Agree Merger

Mar 24, 2017

Norwegian OSV companies Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply have signed off on merger plans first announced on February 6, 2017. The statutory merger plans have been approved and signed by the boards of Solstad, Farstad…

Consolidated Container Fleets Worth $33.4 Billion

Dec 07, 2016

Following the sale of Hamburg Süd to Maerskfor $4 billion, VesslesValue senior analyst William Bennett has compiled a report on the top consolidated container fleets. Currently these top five fleets are worth $33.4 billion and account for 33 percent of the entire container fleet…

European Commission Gives Conditional Backing to Hapag-Lloyd, UASC Merger

Nov 23, 2016

The European Commission on Wednesday said it has given its conditional approval to a merger between German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd and the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC). The merger would create a combined company worth about 7 to 8 billion euros ($7…

COLUMBIA-Marlow in Merger/Collaboration Talks

Nov 10, 2016

Recognising the obvious synergies and greater efficiencies to be derived from consolidation, COLUMBIA Shipmanagement and Marlow Navigation have extended their co-operation in the maritime training sector to exploratory merger/collaboration talks…

Merger Unites Canada/US Shipping Voices

Sep 29, 2016

The Chamber of Marine Commerce will assume the assets, liabilities and staff of the Canadian Shipowners Association (CSA) following a new merger agreement that aims to create a united voice for commercial shipping in Canada and the United States…

UASC and Hapag-Lloyd Merger in the Last Leap

Jun 29, 2016

A merger between United Arab Shipping Company (UASC)  and German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd will create a shipping group that is the 5th largest in the world and will give Hapag-Lloyd access to bigger ships on the important Asia to Europe trade route…

UASC Shareholding States Vote to Back Hapag-Lloyd Merger

Jun 29, 2016

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) said its six shareholding states backed a merger deal with German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd AG at a meeting on Wednesday. UASC, majority-held by the government of Qatar, said in a statement that '…

HMM-Hanjin Marriage on Anvil

Jun 14, 2016

The Korean government has said that  it will consider merging ailing Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Hanjin Shipping should they successfully normalize their management, according to The Korea Times. 'Once the normalization program for the two shipping companies is wrapped up…

UASC Shareholders Back Hapag-Lloyd Merger Talks

Jun 04, 2016

The Middle East container shipping group United Arab Shipping Co. (UASC ) met with shareholders at the company's corporate office in Dubai to discuss a possible combination with German rival  Hapag-Lloyd, but no decision was finalized. According to sources…

Ardent Turns One

Jun 03, 2016

In May, 2015, Svitzer Salvage, a part of the Maersk Group, and Titan Salvage, under the Crowley Group, merged to form Ardent. Now the salvage industry’s “new kid on the block” celebrates its first birthday. The merger, which fused Svitzer…

UASC Says Shareholders Back Hapag-Lloyd Merger

Jun 02, 2016

The shareholders of Middle East container shipping group United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) back the company's merger talks with German rival Hapag-Lloyd although there has not yet been a vote to approve a deal, UASC said on Thursday.UASC…

Samsung, Daewoo Merger on the Way?

Apr 18, 2016

As the Korea government is pushing for restructuring of the faltering shipbuilding industry, speculation grows over a possible merger between the country’s two major shipbuilders — Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering…

Schlumberger, Cameron Merger Complete

Apr 02, 2016

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) announced today that it has closed its merger with Cameron International Corporation. As previously announced, each Cameron stockholder is entitled to receive 0.716 shares of Schlumberger common stock and $14…

Drewry: HMM, Hanjin Mull Merger

Mar 08, 2016

A merger between Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Hanjin Shipping remains a real possibility, says the London-based analyst firmDrewry, who has looked at how such a company will look like. The  research paper published by Drewry Maritime…

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