The Dutch company Spliethoff, a company specializing in the transport of forest products and miscellaneous goods, dry bulk and yacht which has a fleet of 117 multipurpose vessels, acquired the majority of the share capital of the compatriot ForestWave, company has a fleet of 30 vessels of the same type mainly used in Europe and the Atlantic. ForestWave will become part of the Spliethoff group on 30 September.

Commenting on the acquisition, Spliethoff managers Ingmar Bras and Michael van den Heuvel highlighted that the two companies have been collaborating for many years and the formalization of this cooperation is a logical consequence of this. Fred Diepeveen, managing director of ForestWave, specified that the company will maintain its identity and continue to operate autonomously while benefiting from new opportunities offered by concentration.