MSC to acquire Rimorchiatori Mediterranei

MSC, through its wholly owned subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sárl, has agreed to acquire 100% of the share capital of Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A. from Rimorchiatori Riuniti and a fund managed by DWS’s Infrastructure Investment business.

Rimorchiatori Mediterranei is an internationally leading towage operator that is active in Italy, Malta, Singapore, Malaysia, Norway, Greece and Colombia.

Diego Aponte, MSC Group president, said: “We are very pleased to be able to become part of the exciting next phase for growth and improvement at Rimorchiatori Mediterranei and we look forward to continuing to expand the business, building on the impressive work of the families that developed the company these past 100 years.”