Stena Line acquires stake in Moroccan ferry operator

Morocco Sun, a Ro-Pax ferry operated by Africa Morocco Link

Stena Line has entered an agreement to acquire 49 per cent of the shares in Morocco-based ferry company Africa Morocco Link (AML). AML is headquartered in Tangier and operates a ferry route between Tanger Med and Algeciras. This summer, the company will also launch a new high-speed route between...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Svitzer Oued Laou – Pilot launch to serve Morocco’s Tanger Med port

Svitzer, through Moroccan subsidiary Svitzer Tanger Med, has begun operating a new pilot boat out of the Port of Tanger Med on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast. Svitzer Oued Laou was manufactured by Irish builder Safehaven Marine in compliance to Bureau Veritas class rules. The boat measures 14.9 by...

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COLUMN | What are the consequences of the offshore surge? Tidewater’s triumph provides Chinese yards with boom, and starts North Sea exodus [Offshore Accounts]

One of the delights of the offshore market recovery has been the surge in charter rates for platform supply vessels (PSVs) around the world. Tidewater’s triumphant presentation at the Barclays CEO Energy Conference earlier this month showed the potency of the market recovery that the company has driven ever onwards and upwards after its acquisition […]

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DFDS acquires Strait of Gibraltar ferry operator

Danish shipping line DFDS has entered into an agreement to acquire FRS Iberia/Maroc, a Spanish division of German short-sea ferry company FRS. The acquisition of FRS Iberia/Maroc expands DFDS’ Mediterranean route network through the addition of three short-sea ferry routes across the Strait of...

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VESSEL REVIEW | VB Mouna – New pilot boat to serve Morocco’s Tanger-Med Port

Irish builder Safehaven Marine has completed construction of a pilot ordered by Boluda Tanger Med, a Morocco-based business unit of Spain’s Boluda Corporacion Maritima. ..

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