SAUDI ARABIA
 
Vela/Bahri Merger To Be Finalized In November
 
State-owned Saudi Aramco shipping arm Vela International Marine Limited and National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) have reached an agreement on the terms of their merger, Bahri said on 20 October in a statement on Tadawul, the Saudi Stock Market. The execution of the agreement is expected to take place next month. Last June Aramco and Bahri signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to sell Vela at $1.3bn...