Belgian marine engineering giant DEME has completed its acquisition of Norwegian offshore wind contractor Havfram in a deal valued at approximately 900 million euros. The acquisition, first announced on April…
https://gcaptain.com/deme-completes-acquisition-of-norwegian-offshore-wind-contractor-havfram/
April 27 (Reuters) – French shipping giant CMA CGM’s subsidiary CEVA Corporate Services has signed a deal to acquire Turkish conglomerate Borusan’s BRYAT.IS logistics arm, Borusan Tedarik Zinciri Cozumleri ve Teknoloji, for $440 million, according to…
https://gcaptain.com/cma-cgm-to-acquire-turkish-borusans-logistics-subsidiary-in-440-mln-deal/
French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has completed its acquisition of a controlling 51% stake in Santos Brasil Participações S/A, marking a significant expansion of its terminal operations…
CMB.TECH NV [NYSE: CMBT] and Golden Ocean Group Limited [NASDAQ: GOGL] are set to merge, creating one of the largest diversified listed maritime groups in the world with a combined fleet of more than 250 vessels.
The merger agreement comes after Saverys-family-controlled tanker company CMB.TECH last month acquired the controlling stake in dry bulk operator Golden Ocean held by John Fredriksen’s Hemen Holdings for nearly $1.3 billion.
Alexander Saverys, CEO of CMB.TECH, commented: “By merging...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/cmb-tech-and-golden-ocean-merger-will-create-250-ship-behemoth/
Golden Ocean Group Limited (NASDAQ: GOGL) and CMB.TECH NV (NYSE: CMBT) announced today a merger agreement that will create one of the largest diversified listed maritime groups globally. The stock-for-stock…
https://gcaptain.com/cmb-tech-to-absorb-golden-ocean-in-all-stock-deal/
Autonomous vessel developer Saronic announced today the acquisition of Louisiana-based Gulf Craft, marking a significant expansion into autonomous shipbuilding. The acquisition provides Saronic with a strategically located Gulf Coast shipyard…
Gianluigi Aponte, the secretive Italian billionaire who founded MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA, has emerged as a powerful broker in a $19 billion port deal with Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing.
https://gcaptain.com/msc-founder-emerges-as-key-player-in-19b-global-ports-deal/
DEME (Euronext: DEME) reports that it has signed an agreement to acquire Oslo-headquartered offshore wind installation contractor Havfram.
Primarily owned by private equity firm Sandbrook Capital and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), Havfram currently has two next generation NG-20000X wind turbine installation vessels under construction and expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2025 and early 2026 respectively. It already has an orderbook of EUR 600...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/deme-to-acquire-havfram-in-eur-900m-deal/
Tatham & Co and Sea Green Law, two leading specialist maritime law firms in the UK, are merging to create a 22 lawyer practice, and a stronger version of themselves.
The combined entity began operating on 1 April 2025 under the Tatham & Co name, will be jointly led by lead Partners Stephen Askins and James Hickland from Tatham & Co, and Ted Graham from Sea Green Law.
By combining their expertise and resources and building on the success of the two firms, the...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/03/tatham-co-and-sea-green-law-announce-maritime-law-merger/
The Maersk billionaire family offered to buy Svitzer Group A/S in a deal valuing the tug operator at about 9 billion kroner ($1.3 billion), just one year after it had listed on the stock market.
https://gcaptain.com/maersk-family-bids-1-3-billion-to-reclaim-full-control-of-svitzer/