Malaysia’s leading utilities and infrastructure group, MMC will acquire a 49% stake in Penang Port in an all-cash transaction, according to a conditional share sale and purchase agreement between the two.
The acquisition from the majority shareholder Seaport Terminal is estimated to be worth MYR200m ($49.5m).
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Under the term of the transaction, Penang Port will dispose of its loss-making ferry service business, including vessels, employees, costs and liabilities.
Eutelsat Communications will sell its 70% stake in maritime satellite communication provider Wins to SpeedCast International.
The French satellite operator, Eutelsat Communications, will execute the €60m ($67m) transaction through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Skylogic.
Pursuant to the deal, SpeedCast will add more than 2,000 merchant ships and 100 passenger vessels to its in-service fleet, and hopes to benefit from Wins’ strong presence in the German maritime market.
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By GlobalDataVard Holdings (VARD), a major shipbuilder based in Norway, has increased its ownership to 95.15% in its Brazilian subsidiary, Vard Promar.
