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Chinese shipping giant Cosco is set to buy its Hong Kong rival OOIL for $6.3bn (£4.9bn).
中国船运巨头中远海洋将用63亿美元收购香港的竞争对手东方海外。
The deal would make Cosco the world's third biggest shipping company, with more than 400 vessels.
这项交易会使中远海洋成为世界第三大船运公司（第一大穆勒·马斯基，第二大地中海船运），拥有超过400货轮。
OOIL's majority owner has accepted the bid, though the sale will still need regulatory approval.
东方海外大股东已经以大多数接受了这个报价，虽然买卖仍然在合规检查中。
It would be the latest in a wave of mergers, which has left the top six shipping lines controlling almost two thirds of the market.
这一波大规模合并，将使前六大船运公司控制全世界近三分之二的船运市场（我嗅到了垄断资本的气息）。
Overcapacity struggles
产能过剩的困难
OOIL's subsidiary OOCL is currently the world's seventh largest shipping line, with 3.2% of global market share, according to shipping database Alphaliner.
东方海外的子公司东方海外货柜航运公司是目前全世界第七大船运公司，占有3.2% 的全球市场，该数据从数据公司Alphaliner上提取。
Cosco is offering $10.07 per share, a 38% premium over OOIL's closing price on Friday.
中国远洋已经报出$10.07每一股的价格，另有38%对于东方海外星期五收盘价的溢价。
The family of Hong Kong's first Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa founded OOIL, and still holds a 69% stake in the company.
首任香港特首董建华的家庭成员建立了东方海外公司，并仍持公司股份的百分之六十九（呲呲一个，赶紧呲呲一个）
They have accepted the offer, but it still needs the approval of Cosco shareholders, as well as US and Chinese regulators.
他们接受了报价，却还在等待中小股东的绝大多数支持，以及美国和中国监管方的同意。
Overcapacity and slowing demand is leading to major changes in the shipping industry.
产能过剩和需求减缓现在正逐渐让船运公司发生转变
Korean shipping giant Hanjin filed for bankruptcy last year, while France's CMA CGM bought Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines.
韩国航运巨头韩进公司去年的倒闭，法国的CMA以及CGM（目前是第三大）购买了新加坡的东方海皇航运公司。
总评：船运公司的困难事实上是贸易的困难，也是全球总需求下降的一个体现，恢复依然要很长时间吧。