Italy's 5-Star Back Confirmation of Fincantieri CEO, Chairman
Italy's 5-Star Movement would be in favour of keeping the current chairman and chief economic officer of Fincantieri in their current jobs, a party source said on Monday.Fincantieri's Chairman Giampiero Massolo and CEO Giuseppe Bono come up for renewal at the annual general meeting.Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, leader of the right wing League party, also said on Monday he would back a confirmation of the two top executives, following media speculation the 5-Star wanted to replace them.(Reuters, Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte, writing by Alessia Pe, editing by Valentina Za )
Google Ends Hush-Hush Barge Speculation
Following feverish media speculation over the past fortnight about the company's plans, Google has issued a statement saying it intends to use the structures as learning spaces for people to find out about new tech., reports the BBC. One popular theory had been that the vessels would be used as floating wave-powered data centres. Government inspectors had signed confidentiality agreements about the four-storey building in San Francisco Bay and another similar structure off Portland, Maine, unwittingly fuelling the debate. Source: BBC News
Tankship Blaze Alongside PETRONAS Terminal Labuan
MISC Berhad (MISC) confirms that a fire broke out onboard its 38,000 DWT chemical/palm oil tanker, Bunga Alpinia The vessel was alongside the PETRONAS Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd terminal in Labuan when the incident took place. The ship has 29 crew members, of which 23 are Malaysians and 6 Filipinos. At present (26, July 2012), 24 have been safely brought ashore whilst 5 are still unaccounted for. No further details of the incident are available at this point in time. There is media speculation that an explosion on board was caused by lightning.
Aker Maritime Reportedly To Sell Subsea Ops
Aker Maritime is reportedly set to sell its subsea operations for $620.7 million to France's Coflexip, Reuters reported Norway's NRK public radio as saying. It said Aker's board had unanimously approved the sale. The sale would cover Aker's most profitable businesses and exclude its Norwegian construction yards Aker Stord and Aker Verdal. But Aker Maritime, which offers services ranging from seismic surveys to decommissioning of ageing oil and gas installations, said the report was speculative. "We don't comment on this type of media speculation," Aker Maritime spokesman Torbjoern Andersen said. In Paris, Coflexip also declined comment. Coflexip shares were trading 2.5 percent weaker in Paris at 144.5 euros.
