Jifmar Offshore Services and Acta Marine have concluded an agreement where Jifmar will acquire all workboat activities of Acta Marine.
The acquisition encompasses all 26 workboats, the crews, the Netherlands based organisation and all existing contracts. Acta Marine’s Offshore Wind Construction Support and Walk-to-Work activities are excluded from the transaction.
“Together with Acta Marine Workboats, Jifmar will become the world’s largest independent operator of workboats. We have now obtained a strong base in the Netherlands, being a centre for international workboat activities,” said Jean-Michel Berud, CEO of Jifmar Offshore Services.
Smooth takeover
Acta Marine’s Workboat activities will continue to operate from the Den Helder office in the Netherlands as a branch office under the Jifmar brand with the name Acta Jifmar B.V. It willl continue to specialise in shallow water and near coastal marine projects.
Existing contacts at Acta Workboats will remain unchanged for the time being. The current Acta Workboat contacts for clients, suppliers and personnel will remain unchanged.
Govert Jan van Oord, managing director of Acta Marine Workboats, will transfer with the business as part of the workboat division and will lead the Dutch activities for Jifmar.
“Within Jifmar we found a new strong home for our workboat activities, and together with Jifmar we will be able to offer a broader range of services to our clients all over the world,” he said.
Acta Marine currently has three walk-to-work vessels operating and has a strong growth strategy with four more vessels under construction, with deliveries during 2024.
Jifmar and Acta Marine said they are are committed to ensuring a seamless transition for the business and its clients, with a primary focus on business continuity.
