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Every Vessel Hunter story on Acquisition: 8 stories, from 3 July 2026 to 7 October 2026. Newest: "Kongsberg Maritime Agrees to Buy Finnish Thruster Maker Steerprop". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

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Kongsberg Maritime Agrees to Buy Finnish Thruster Maker Steerprop

Kongsberg Maritime has agreed to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer and manufacturer of azimuth propulsion systems for high ice-class and Arctic vessels.

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Aerial view of tankers at an industrial oil terminal
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Shell completes $840m sale of Na Kika and Coulomb interests to Talos and Ridgewood

Shell Offshore has completed the sale of its Na Kika platform and Coulomb field interests in the US Gulf to Talos Energy and a Ridgewood Energy affiliate for about $840m in cash.

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2020 Bulkers signs binding deal to buy AHTS AS and build a fleet of 15 anchor handlers

Oslo-listed 2020 Bulkers has signed a binding agreement to acquire AHTS AS, valuing its ten anchor handlers at $264m, and launched a private placement of up to $175m.

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Heavy-lift vessel carrying large wind turbine components
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Cadeler Buys Foundation Installation Specialist Menck For 578 Million Dollars

Cadeler is buying foundation installation specialist Menck for 578 million dollars, deepening its position in offshore wind installation work.

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Hungarian energy group buys Shell's Cyprus gas stake for up to $720m

Hungarian oil and gas group MOL is buying Shell's 35 percent interest in the Aphrodite gas field offshore Cyprus, in a deal worth up to 720 million dollars.

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Ship propeller and propulsion unit in a workshop
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Kongsberg Maritime buys Sweden's Berg Propulsion

Kongsberg Maritime has agreed to acquire Swedish propulsion specialist Berg Propulsion, widening its presence across commercial vessel types and deepening its aftermarket business.

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Heidmar buys Dutch shipmanager Q-Shipping

Nasdaq-listed Heidmar has acquired Dutch shipmanagement and crewing firm Q-Shipping for about $200,000, adding nine ships and offices in the Netherlands and Turkey.

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A container ship carrying containers at sea, seen from above
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AP Moller Holding buys Ocean Yield from KKR

AP Moller Holding is taking full ownership of Norwegian ship-leasing specialist Ocean Yield from KKR, adding a fleet of more than 70 vessels and a $5bn contracted backlog to its growing maritime portfolio.

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