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OMM Sells Personnel Agency

Aug 22, 2012

Offshore Marine Management Limited (OMM) will sell the assets of its recently-rebranded personnel supply business, Main Source Offshore People Limited (MSOP) to Atlas Services Group Energy Limited (Atlas).  The acquisition will see the transfer of assets including contracts and staff…

Heavy Lift Cargo Companies Merge

Aug 16, 2012

Intermarine & Scan-Trans unite to head for a leadership position in project & heavy lift cargo transportation.Danish Scan-Trans Holding A/S and U.S. based Intermarine, LLC announce a stock transaction. The two companies will create a platform…

China Shipbuilder Ponders Overseas Yard Acquisition

Aug 15, 2012

China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) says it has had advanced talks with a European shipbuilder so far.Despite the travails of the lack of orders at home one of China’s shipbuilding majors is looking at taking advantage of the downturn…

GE to Acquire Norwegian Subsea Monitoring Provider

Aug 13, 2012

GE to acquire Naxys, supplier of leak detection & condition monitoring sensors for subsea applications.Naxys, is a Norway-based provider of subsea leak detection and condition monitoring sensors based on passive acoustic technology.The acquisition…

General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of Earl Ship Repair

Aug 02, 2012

Completion of this transaction expands General Dynamic's capabilities in ship-repair market.General Dynamics has completed its acquisition of the Ship Repair and Coatings Division of Earl Industries, a leading East Coast ship-repair company that supports the U…

SEACOR Holdings 2Q 2012 Results

Jul 27, 2012

SEACOR Holdings Announces Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2012. SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Net income attributable to SEACOR Holdings Inc. for the quarter ended June 30…

Aker Solutions Acquires Subsea Companies

Jul 17, 2012

Aker Solutions has acquired the Norwegian companies Subsea House and SSH Engineering and plans to further expand and recruit 50-100 people in Stokke, located in the Vestfold county of Norway.The transaction value is undisclosed. Subsea House and SSH Engineering…

Descartes to Acquire IES

Jun 13, 2012

Descartes Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Integrated Export Systems Business; Adds a Robust Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker Community Specializing in Processing Shipments Originating in Asia.Descartes Systems Group, the global…

Box Ships to Acquire Two OOCL Vessels

Jun 13, 2012

Box Ships Inc. Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Two Vessels From OOCL And Related Financing Transaction; public offering of preferred shares and warrants commenced. Box Ships Inc. (NYSE: TEU) (the 'Company'), a global shipping company specializing in the seaborne transportation of containers…

Alexander & Baldwin Finalizes Financing

Jun 08, 2012

New A&B Will Have a Well-Capitalized Balance Sheet Providing Strong Liquidity and Financial Flexibility; Receives Favorable IRS Ruling on Tax-Free Nature of Planned Separation. Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX)  ('Company')…

Harvey Gulf Acquires Bee Mar's Assets

Jun 07, 2012

Harvey Gulf International Marine’s CEO, Shane Guidry, announced that, on June 4, 2012, Harvey Gulf signed an agreement with Bee Mar, LLC to purchase all of Bee Mar’s vessels and assets. The purchase will include 10 Offshore Supply Vessels…

Drew Marine Acquires Chemring Marine

Jun 06, 2012

Affiliates of Drew Marine (“Drew Marine”) have reached a definitive agreement with Chemring Group PLC (“Chemring”) to acquire Chemring’s maritime interests (“Chemring Marine” or the “Company”) for a cash consideration of £32 million, subject to standard closing adjustments…

IHC Merwede Acquires Wave rotor Technology

Jun 06, 2012

IHC Merwede establishes IHC Tidal Energy and acquires Wave Rotor technology.On 30 May 2012, IHC Merwede signed an agreement to acquire Wave Rotor technology from Ecofys, which is renowned for its expertise in sustainable energy solutions…

Lloyd's Register acquires WEST Engineering Services

Apr 30, 2012

Lloyd's Register acquires WEST Engineering Services to become the top independent provider of technical services to the offshore drilling sector.  Acquisition of WEST, subsea systems specialists, builds support for exploration and production activities…

Nordic Shipholding Sells Chemical Tanker Activities

Apr 30, 2012

Nordic Shipholding A/S completes sale of chemical tanker activities.In continuation of company announcement no. 1/2012 published via NASDAQ OMX on 27 March 2012, Nordic Shipholding A/S (formerly Nordic Tankers A/S) today has completed the…

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