Mergers & Acquisitions

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

All four dry docks at the former Smith's Dockyard on Teesside were full this week under one operator for the first time since the 1980s after a major spend from UK Docks Marine Services. It’s a big boost for the…

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Historic Tees dockyard at full capacity for first time since 1980s

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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to provide an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) hangar and launch and recovery system for a new research vessel being built by Vard for Inkfish. The system combines a dedicated AUV hangar with subsea docking…

30th September 2026

Kongsberg Maritime to deliver AUV hangar and subsea docking system

30th September 2026

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is expanding its offshore services with a 50% stake in Norwegian recruitment and crewing specialist OffshoreCrew. The company says it wants to target growing demand for qualified personnel…

29th September 2026

Bernhard Schulte takes 50% stake in crewing specialist

29th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

There’s no point in waiting around, the founder and chief executive of the rapidly growing group Balaena believes, insisting that in just five months’ time, a company that has already quadrupled its…

22nd September 2026

Midas touch? Balaena CEO on his company’s rapid growth

22nd September 2026

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Subsea cable services company WIND has acquired a major stake in UK-based technical services firm Tricore in answer to customer demand, the company says. WIND said the investment was driven by demand…

11th September 2026

Customer demand drives cable firm WIND to take stake in Tricore

11th September 2026

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has agreed to buy Finnish azimuth propulsion systems designer Steerprop, which the company says will strengthen its capabilities in what it says is a growing Arctic and ice-class vessel segment.…

10th September 2026

Kongsberg Maritime agrees to snap up Steerprop

10th September 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Luxury yacht builder Sunseeker is preparing to unveil a major brand refresh at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival backed by new ownership, fresh investment and an expanded leadership team.

28th July 2026

Sunseeker launches rebrand as new owners get on board

28th July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global design consultancy BMT has bought Australian naval architect firm One2three in a move it says will strengthen its position in ‘independent global commercial and specialist vessel design’.

23rd July 2026

BMT snaps up Australian designer to target efficient vessels

23rd July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime has completed another major step in what it says will strengthen its propulsion portfolio with the purchase of Sweden’s Berg Propulsion.

13th July 2026

Kongsberg plugs propulsion gap with Berg Propulsion acquisition

13th July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Major marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime will become its own standalone entity, shareholders have decided.

27th January 2026

Shareholders agree to let Kongsberg Maritime go it alone

27th January 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Germany’s Fairplay Towage Group has strengthened its grip on the lower river Elbe after agreeing to acquire 100% of the shares in Elbclearing.

15th December 2025

Fairplay Towage buys Elbclearing in Elbe consolidation move

15th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has agreed to buy a business that makes interlocking concrete armour units for protecting shorelines, ports and marine infrastructure.

13th November 2025

Van Oord expands coastal protection portfolio

13th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Global towage and marine solutions leader Svitzer Group A/S has acquired a 66.6% stake in Norwegian marine services company Buksér og Berging AS, pending final regulatory approvals.

11th November 2025

Svitzer expands its global towage capabilities

11th November 2025

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Struggling ferry firm Red Funnel, which is seen as a lifeline for the UK’s Isle of Wight to the mainland, has been bought out by a firm that specialises in turning ailing…

9th October 2025

Red Funnel buy-out could signal hope on the horizon

9th October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Boluda Towage has taken a significant step forward in its global expansion strategy with the acquisition of the towage and salvage operations of Dutch company Royal Boskalis in Australia and Papua New…

3rd October 2025

Boluda tops world towage rankings with latest purchase

3rd October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Buoyancy system, cable protection and insulation firm AIS has signalled its intention to expand into energy developments further north with the purchase of Norwegian innovator Ovun.

15th September 2025

AIS buys Norwegian subsea plastics innovator

15th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

News that Dutch tug owner Seacontractors has sold its smaller vessels to France-based Jifmar marks a strategic change of business direction for the company.

15th September 2025

Multi-vessel deal marks strategic shift for Seacontractors

15th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards and Folla Maritime have launched a joint venture shipyard, Damen Folla, that aims to deliver vessels for the aquaculture sector.

19th August 2025

Damen launches aquaculture vessel shipyard joint venture

19th August 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Williams Shipping has strengthened its marine logistics footprint with the acquisition of GIF Transport and Logistics and a prime logistics hub site in Dyce, Aberdeen.

11th August 2025

Williams strengthens Aberdeen offshore links

11th August 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Boluda Towage has filed a notice with the Portuguese Competition Authority to buy towage services provider Remolcanosa Portugal – Serviços Marítimos, to expand its presence in Portugal.

6th August 2025

Boluda files notice of Portuguese acquisition

6th August 2025