mergers and acquisitions

Privately-held Maritime Partners is further expanding its portfolio of domestic maritime assets with the acquisition of Norfolk, Va.-based U.S. Marine

Oslo-based AMSC and Maritime Partners have signed a share purchase agreement for Maritime Partners’ purchase of American Tanker Holding Company (ATHC), a

By Manuel Baigorri and Elffie Chew (Bloomberg) — Indonesian logistics and marine shipping business Meratus is exploring a sale of the business

Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC), one of the world’s largest independent owners of containerships and the largest shareholder of Eagle Bulk Shipping

Carrix, a leading marine terminal operator based in Seattle, Washington, has announced plans to expand its North American terminal footprint with the purchase

Eagle Bulk repurchases Oaktree’s entire stock ownership of 28%. U.S.-based Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NYSE: EGLE) has announced that its Board of

International classification society and risk management firm DNV has announced plans to acquire Helsinki-headquartered cyber security firm Nixu. Under the

California-based communications company, Viasat Inc., has completed its acquisition of Inmarsat, a global leader in mobile satellite communications in the

By Silvia Aloisi PARIS, May 8 (Reuters) – French shipping group CMA CGM has committed to buy the logistics operations of family-run conglomerate

By Tara Patel and Benoit Berthelot (Bloomberg) — Rodolphe Saade, the French billionaire at the helm of shipping giant CMA CGM SA, shows no signs of

By Rachel Butt (Bloomberg) — Vantage Drilling International is exploring strategic options including a potential sale, according to people familiar with

Offshore drilling company Seadrill Limited has announced the successful all-stock acquisition of Aquadrill LLC. The acquisition, valued at $958 million,

Atlas Corp. (NYSE: ATCO) has announced the completion of its merger with Poseidon Acquisition Corp., a consortium of Atlas’ controlling shareholders

Some big news from Houston-based Tidewater, the world’s largest owner and operator of offshore support vessels (OSVs). The company announced it has reached

Subsea7, a company that provides services to offshore oil and gas industries, has reached a deal to acquire a majority of Seaway7’s remaining shares,

By Kari Lundgren and Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — Norway’s Equinor ASA agreed to buy Suncor Energy UK Ltd. for $850 million, adding to its oil and

By Dinesh Nair (Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is among parties considering a bid for a 34% stake in Associated British Ports, the UK’s

Some big acquisition news today in the world of ship tracking… Brussels-based data intelligence and cargo-tracking company Kpler announced the

French shipping line CMA CGM has entered into exclusive talks to acquire 100 percent of French shipping company La Méridionale in an effort to strengthen its

By Vinicy Chan, Dinesh Nair and Manuel Baigorri (Bloomberg) — French shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saade is ramping up his hunt for acquisitions, with an eye