Mergers/Acquisition/Privatisation
Mergers/Acquisition/Privatisation describes the consolidation of companies or assets through various types of financial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, state privatisation, consolidations, tender offers, purchase of assets, and management acquisitions. Also includes port privatisation and port concessions which include equity holdings.
DFDS acquires FRS Iberia
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) September 18, 2023 – International shipper DFDS has acquired FRS Iberia from its parent company FRS, a Flensburg-based...
Update: Cargill to sell stake in KSK grain terminal to Delo
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) September 14, 2023 – U.S. commodities giant Cargill has agreed to sell its stake in KSK grain terminal to owner Delo....
Cargill denies KSK grain terminal sale in Novorossiysk, Russia
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) September 14, 2023 – There have been reports in the Russian press that the local Delo Group is acquiring a 25% stake...
MSC bids to acquire HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) September 13, 2023 – MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company has made a bid to acquire 49.9% of HHLA-Hamburger...
Greece agrees to Grimaldi ownership of Igoumenitsa port
Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) September 11, 2023 – The Greek government has agreed to Grimaldi ownership of port of Igoumenitsa. This is part of the...
Does India’s Adani group want to buy a Greek port?
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 30, 2023 – The local press in India is reporting that the Adani group could be interested in acquiring the rights to...
DP World applies to purchase Evyapport, Izmit, Turkey
Kocaeli, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 29, 2023 – Dubai-based DP World has applied to the Competition Authority to purchase Evyapport in the Gulf of...
Port of Volos continues to import cars, privatisation approaches
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) August 24, 2023 – On July 7 and 19, two Ro-Ro vessels delivered over 1,600 cars. Another vessel is on its way to the port...
Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) August 23, 2023 – Today, binding offers for the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean Sea port of Volos (Volos Port...
Kernel acquires grain facilities in Chornomorsk and Reni
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 22, 2023 – Agroholding Kernel has acquired storage facilities for transshipment of vegetable oils in the Black Sea...
Danish DFDS moves closer to acquiring Turkey’s Ekol Logistics
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) August 22, 2023 – The Danish logistics giant Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (DFDS) has moved closer to acquiring...
QTerminals acquires Kramer Group, Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) August 21, 2023 – Qatar’s QTerminals has acquired a majority stake in Rotterdam-based Kramer Group. The Kramer...
Sea & Ports Group acquires NAL Maroc, Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 4, 2023 – Sea & Ports Group has acquired NAL Maroc Maritime Agency in Casablanca, have purchased an initial...
MSC withdraws interest in Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) August 2, 2023 – The international logistics group MSC has withdrawn its interest in acquiring Terminal Darsena...
Turkish government confirms plan to sell İzmir Alsancak Port
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed that they are in talks with the Gulf countries...
Itelyum has acquired a majority stake in Nigromare Srl, Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – Itelyum, the waste management company, has acquired a majority stake in Nigromare Srl. The acquisition was...
PSA International will acquire 22% stake in Duisburg Gateway Terminal
Duisberg, Germany (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – Singapore-based PSA International Pte Ltd has signed agreements to acquire a 22% minority stake in...