In a move to further strengthen its position in the Chinese market Greek containership owner Costamare Shipping has expanded its partnership with V.Group.

German shipowner Carsten Rehder is placing the management of its fleet into a joint venture with Thome Group.

OSM Maritime is set to acquire SeaTeam Management the ship management arm of John Fredriksen’s Frontline and Golden Ocean.

OSM Maritime Group (OSM) has entered into a fleet management agreement to take over GC Rieber Shipping’s six offshore vessels with the business based in Bergen, Norway.

Ship manager Anglo-Eastern has partnered with technology group Wartsila in a digital transformation that seeks to optimise its global fleet operations and performance.

There is change at the top of ship manager OSM Maritime with founder Bjorn Tore Larsen taking a step back.

Synergy Group is expanding in Europe with a new office in Copenhagen, Denmark.