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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.

QTerminals acquires Kramer Group, Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) August 21, 2023 – Qatar’s QTerminals has acquired a majority stake in Rotterdam-based Kramer Group. The...

Sea & Ports Group acquires NAL Maroc, Casablanca 

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) 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Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The international logistics group MSC has withdrawn its interest in acquiring Terminal Darsena...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...

Aktau grain terminal stake to be sold

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 9, 2023 – A stake in the grain terminal in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports port of Aktau, the Aktau Marine Northern...

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...

Ignazio Messina & C acquires Terminal San Giorgio, Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Ignazio Messina & C. spa will acquire Terminal San Giorgio (TSG). The terminal is owned 51% by the...

Sanctions-busting port of Makhachkala to be privatised by September

Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – The long delayed privatisation of Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala is to be completed by the end...

AD Ports Group finalises acquisition of Spain’s Noatum

València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – AD Ports Group has completed the acquisition of Spain-based logistics services provider Noatum in a deal...

Port Acquisitions holds a 34.64% stake in port operator Luka Rijeka

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – Port Acquisitions holds a 34.64% stake in Croatian port operator Luka Rijeka following a takeover bid in...

Transport Trade Services buys Decirom terminal in Port of Constanta

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – River operator Transport Trade Services SA is acquiring the Decirom terminal in the Port of Constanța...

COSCO shareholding in Hamburger Hafen und Logistik

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – Following the completion of the investment screening process, COSCO Shipping Ports Limited (CSPL) will now...

Grimaldi consortium is preferential bidder for the Port of Heraklion

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – A consortium of Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A. and Minoan Lines S.A. has been announced as preferred bidder for the...

Valenciaport consolidates its leadership in southern Europe with the entry of CMA CGM in the capital CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal

Valencia, June 8, 2023.- Valenciaport would see its leadership as the main European container port in the Mediterranean strengthened with the entry of the...

CMA CGM to take stake in Spanish ports of València and Bilbao

València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The French CMA CGM Group is to acquire shares in Cosco Shipping Ports (Spain) Holding (CSP) from TPIH...

La Méridionale joins the CMA CGM Group

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 1, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group has today finalized the acquisition of La Méridionale, a mixed-use freight and...

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