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Articles from 1-8 of January 2017​

02.01.17

• This man will steer Maersk Tankers through the divorce
• Axis Offshore has now been sold to Prosafe
• Helicopter company has faith in North Sea deal
• Dutch reefer specialist expands global service
• France could block sale of STX-owned shipyard
• Bimco: Alarmingly weak bulk vessel scrapping activity
• Statoil reaches staff reduction target
• Key figure and co-founder leaves Hafnia Tankers
• Iranian shipping group forms new joint ventures
• Maersk Drilling wins contract worth USD 12 million

03.01.17

• Hyundai targets Asia after failed 2M inclusion
• Maersk pre-qualified to bid on oil projects in Iran
• Norway's Standard Drilling buys more supply ships
• Korea Line owner votes against Hanjin asset purchase
• Scandal-ridden Petrobras makes large divestments
• Owner used subsidiary to aid J. Lauritzen through 2016
• Oil prices at highest level since summer 2015
• Deutsche Bank: Better prospects for bulk and crude oil in 2017
• Taking stock of a rough year for offshore carriers
• "This should not necessarily be seen as a defensive move by Hyundai"

04.01.17

• Asia's shipping lines are facing more mergers
• Massive oil spill after container collision off Malaysia
• BW Offshore settles major insurance payment for fatal accident
• Bulk carriers kick off 2017 with share price leaps
• Trump's secretary of state will sell ExxonMobil shares
• Statoil hopes to hit the jackpot in 2017
• Havila Shipping expects restructuring plan ready in February
• Banks prepare for next round of consolidation in multipurpose
• NYK president looking ahead after tough year
• Drewry: Multipurpose rates held down by bulk and container

05.01.17

• Shell determined to slim down in 2017
• US oil industry sees hope for the future
• Forget Latin America, Asia is the biggest US LNG buyer now
• Maersk Line in new collaboration with China's Alibaba
• Euronav pads its coffers with VLCC deal
• ExxonMobil sees oil and gas as the energy sources of the future
• Kristian Siem pulls out of rescue efforts for Farstad
• Top iron ore forecaster RBC says prices will pull back this year
• 30 rigs in the North Sea are candidates for scrapping
• Alphabulk: 2016 was the worst year ever for dry bulk
• These are the two biggest challenges for container in 2017

06.01.17

• Media: Big Norwegian investors have eyes set on Farstad
• Dry bulk shipowner weighs purchase of four VLGCs
• Massive claim crumbles in OW Bunker collapse aftermath
• Aegean acquires German bunker company by the Baltic Sea
• Test your ShippingIQ
• Media: South Korea will get a new container carrier
• Container rates soar to 20-month high
• Hanjin Shipping's creditors demand USD 26 billion after collapse
• 80 supply vessels too old for North Sea jobs
• EU ready with list of approved European shipbreakers
• Last week's top stories on ShippingWatch
• Semco Maritime receives fresh capital after two tough years