
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft, which was hit by a major financial crisis, has received extensive support from the government to secure its economic future.

Dutch shipping company Spliethoff Group has acquired ForestWave, a compatriot company active in the multipurpose shortsea segment, with the latter joining Spliethoff Group as its seventh business unit, expanding the number of vessels commercially operated by the group to a combined fleet of over 140