The Baltic Exchange has confirmed it has received a number of “exploratory approaches” about a possible buyout, but says no firm offer has been made at this stage.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has confirmed it has made a bid to acquire the Baltic Exchange.

Mermaid Maritime has added itself to the growing list of offshore marine companies warning of or reporting losses for 2015.

Singapore-listed shipping trust Rickmers Maritime is warning of a Q4 and full year loss as impairments on the value of its fleet.

CMA CGM plans to delist Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in its $2.4bn takeover.

Struggling Mercator Lines (Singapore) has asked for a stock trading suspension, as HSH Norbank applies for the appointment of interim judicial management.

Singapore is aiming to play a role in the pricing of LNG in Asia with a new weekly index, forming part of its ambitions to be a trading hub for LNG.

The share price of commodities and shipping group Noble slid to their lowest level since 2008 on Tuesday after Glencore’s hit a record low the day before.

Triton Investments No.8 have bought a 80.77% stake in struggling Singapore-listed offshore player Japser Investments for just SGD1.25m ($899,487), a discount of 93.33% over its last traded price.

The share price of offshore yard group Vard plunged around 28% in early trading, prompting an investigation from the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).