Lomar has announced acquisition of four container vessels and three chemical tankers. The 2,500 TEU Luna built in 2002 and the 1,100 TEU Stadt Muenchen built in 1999 have been acquired for an undisclosed sum. CEO of Lomar, Achim Boehme, stated: “These acquisitions further assert our commitment to the container vessel sector having placed orders [...]
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has acquired total ownership in the Spanish crane refurbishment and maintenance service company Mareiport, S.A. The acquisition is a strategic step for Kalmar to become a major global crane refurbishment and services provider. Kalmar has been a minority shareholder with 30 percent ownership in the company since 2007. Mareiport is a [...]
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The DCD Group has announced its acquisition of renowned ship repair companies Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) South Africa and a portion of EBH Namibia, whereby the national port authority in Namibia (‘NAMPORT’) remains the key shareholder. The deal, which has been in the pipeline since 2011, has significant implications for the DCD Marine cluster’s [...]
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced that it has acquired a 50% interest in the leading 3D sonar visualisation company ADUS to form ADUS DeepOcean Ltd. ADUS, originally a spin out from the University of St Andrews and Dundee University, has rapidly acquired a global reputation in the marine salvage [...]
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions AS (WTS) has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Maritime Protection AS (MP), strengthening the inert gas portfolio for the marine and offshore segments. Subject to certain conditions, the transaction will be closed 25 April 2013. “I am very excited that we show our commitment to the maritime [...]
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Diana Shipping Inc. , a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it signed yesterday, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Buyer”), a Memorandum of Agreement to purchase from an unaffiliated third party the m/v “Tamou,” a 2005 built Capesize dry bulk carrier of 177,243 dwt, [...]
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Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has acquired the assets and technology for a gas combustion unit from the company Snecma (Safran). The product, which will be included in the offering from the Marine & Offshore Systems segment, is expected to generate sales of about SEK [...]
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With its technical expertise and numerous innovations, ThyssenKrupp is one of the leading global system suppliers for submarines and surface naval vessels, with a shipbuilding tradition that stretches back centuries. To strengthen the company’s presence in the Asia/Pacific region it is now acquiring the Melbourne-based Australian engineering firm Australian Marine Technologies. Australian Marine Technologies [...]
WorleyParsons has announced an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Bergen Group Rosenberg AS (“Rosenberg”) for a cash consideration of NOK 1,088m (including more than NOK 200m of acquired cash). Rosenberg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bergen Group ASA, a listed Norwegian company. Completion of the acquisition is expected by the end of [...]
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire APS Technology Group (APS), a San Diego, California-based company that develops and markets solutions for the port industry. The acquisition will expand ABB’s crane system portfolio to the container terminal market. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013. [...]
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