Over the past few years, we have provided regular analysis of the maritime and offshore industry mergers and acquisitions (M&A) markets. But what goes into those decisions and transactions? This quarter, an overview of the basics of mergers and acquisitions – the players…
Too many times, we are simply not aware of what we do not know. That said; if the first quarter of 2015 brings only one thing into crystal clear focus, then that would probably involve the reality that the human element of maritime operations…
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and World-Link Communications, Inc. have reached a definitive agreement under which World-Link will acquire BSM’s telecommunication services business, Telaccount Overseas, with immediate effect.“This…
Royal IHC (IHC) has integrated four of its business units – IHC Hydrohammer, IHC Handling Systems, IHC Sea Steel and IHC Fundex Equipment – into one new organization, which will operate under the name IHC IQIP.IHC said the merger aims to…
WEC Group has funded a partnership deal to acquire the business and certain assets of metal manufacturing specialist MTL Group out of administration, saving 135 jobs.The Administrators of MTL Group Limited chose the deal offered by WEC Group as the best option…
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has sold APL Logistics (APLL) to Kintetsu World Express (KWE) for $1.2 billion in a stunning deal that gives the Singapore-listed group a net gain of more than $900 million.The KWE Group considers the establishment…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that MOL cooperated in the transport of the “Tachinepta” float (*1) Samba Carnival (*2) Components of the float, weighing about 5 tons in all, were placed into 15 containers and loaded aboard an MOL-operated containership…
Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (Hamburg Süd) has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the container liner activities of Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica S.A. (CCNI) including the related general agency functions of Agunsa Agencias Universales S…
Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Till Vestring as Independent Director on the Company's Board with effect from 16 February 2015Mr Vestring, 50, is a partner in Bain & Company's (Bain) Southeast Asia office…
Horizon Lines, Inc. announced it has reached an agreement in principle providing for the settlement and dismissal, with prejudice, of the consolidated putative class action complaint pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery in connection with Horizon's proposed merger with Matson Navigation…
The founder of India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Dilip Sanghvi, has agreed to buy a 23 percent stake in Indian wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd for about $290 million, the company said late on Friday.Sanghvi, India's second-richest man…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced today that through a joint venture ship-owning company with Itochu Corporation charter agreements have been signed with E.ON Global Commodities SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of E.ON SE. The joint venture…
Hafnia Tankers Ltd have entered into an agreement to acquire 4 LR1 product tankers.This acquisition confirms the commitment of Hafnia Tankers and its stakeholders to further expand the business within the product tanker segment.The vessels are: Kihada – to be renamed Hafnia Africa…
On Friday 6 February 2015, Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd., China, held a steel cutting ceremony for the first of four platform supply vessels of ULSTEIN’s PX121 design being built for Otto Offshore Limited. The shipbuilding contracts at Wuchang were announced in August 2014…
The CMA CGM Group has contributed to the TRAXENS startup capital increase. Two other investment funds – CAAP Création (Crédit Agricole Group) and S.C.R. Provençale et Corse (BPPC Group) – are also part of the initiative.This capital increase…