Mergers & Acquisitions News


GasLog Partners Acquires GasLog Gibraltar

Mar 21, 2018

GasLog Partners has agreed to acquire GasLog Gibraltar from GasLog (GLOG) for USD 207 million and to fully repay its USD 45 million unsecured term loan from GLOG. GasLog Partners and GasLog announced that they have approved entering into…

Ernst Russ Sells Marenave Schiffahrts Stake

Mar 20, 2018

German asset and investment manager Ernst Russ Group has sold its stake in Marenave Schiffahrts AG, a shipping company in Germany. 'The focus of the Ernst Russ Group’s work was on restoring the business activities and realigning Marenave Schiffahrts AG in the maritime sector…

Wärtsilä acquires Transas

Mar 19, 2018

Wärtsilä announced today that it has acquired Transas, an innovative, digital solutions provider headquartered in the UK. This acquisition is a recognition of Transas’ strong position in the maritime technologies market and its technological leadership…

DP World Acquires Cosmos Agencia Maritima in Peru

Mar 18, 2018

Dubai-based DP World, , one of the world's largest port operators, said it had bought a logistics firm  Cosmos Agencia Maritima (CAM) in Peru for $315.7 million, giving it a 50 percent stake in the country's second largest container terminal…

Ship Finance International Acquires 15 Vintage Vessels

Mar 14, 2018

Ship Finance International Limited announced that it has agreed to acquire a fleet of 15 feeder size container vessels, ranging from 1,100 TEU to 4,400 TEU, in combination with long term bareboat charters to a leading container line. The purchase price is confidential…

Bjørnar Iversen Resigns as CEO of Songa Offshore

Mar 08, 2018

Bjørnar Iversen, CEO of Songa Offshore SE, has resigned effective 6 March 2018 said a single sentence press statement from the company. This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act…

Sterling Global Marine Acquires Geoff Waddington & Partners

Mar 06, 2018

Sterling Global Marine, a leading surveyor of private and commercial vessels, has announced it has acquired the renowned marine surveying company, Geoff Waddington & Partners.  This move sees Sterling Global Marine become one of the fastest growing independent marine surveyors in the UK…

Nakilat, Maran Ventures JV adds two vessels

Mar 03, 2018

Nakilat has expanded its joint venture partnership with Greek shipping company Maran Ventures Inc., to include two additional LNG vessels.Maran Nakilat Co. Ltd. was first established in 2005 with four jointly-owned LNG vessels, and was further expanded on several occasions…

Logistec Acquires Gulf Stream Marine

Mar 01, 2018

Logistec Corporation announced  the expansion of its network of terminals through the strategic acquisition of Gulf Stream Marine.  This transaction will allow Logistec to establish a stronghold in the U.S. Gulf, strengthen its position in a high-growth market in the United States…

Ethiopia Acquires 19% Stake in DP World Berbera Port

Mar 01, 2018

United Arab Emirates-based maritime conglomerate DP World has announced that Ethiopia will become a shareholder of the Port of Berbera in Somaliland, a crucial site for Middle Eastern trade, strategically located along the oil route. As the biggest shareholder of the port of Berbera…

DP World Sells Stake in Somaliland Port to Ethiopia

Mar 01, 2018

Dubai's state-owned DP World said on Thursday it had sold a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera to the government of Ethiopia. The port operator said it would retain a 51 percent stake in the port and that Somaliland would retain 30 percent…

Golar LNG Partners Updates on Acquisitions

Feb 28, 2018

Golar LNG Partners announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire an equity interest in FLNG Hilli Episeyo last year.   Equivalent to 50% of the two contracted liquefaction trains, out of a total of four, the common units also…

Team Tankers Buys Two Tanker Carriers

Feb 28, 2018

Team Tankers International announced that it has entered into share purchase agreements to acquire all outstanding shares in each of Laurin Shipping and Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Company.  In combination with associated ship purchases, the…

HSH Nordbank Sold to Buyout groups Cerberus, Flowers

Feb 28, 2018

Germany's HSH Nordbank, formerly the world's largest ship financier, is being sold to private equity firms as it emerges from crippling writedowns and state bailouts amid the deepest sector slump on record. The bank's state owners on Wednesday…

Ocean Yield to Acquire Five Handysize Dry Bulkers

Feb 27, 2018

Ocean Yield ASA announced that the Company has agreed to acquire five modern handysize dry bulk vessels with 10 -year bareboat charters to companies owned and guaranteed by Interlink Maritime Corp.  The purchase price is approximately USD 75 million net of pre-paid charter hire…

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