{"id":8574,"date":"2022-03-19T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=8574"},"modified":"2022-03-19T19:30:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T18:30:23","slug":"consolidation-is-king-tidewater-and-swire-pacific-offshore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/consolidation-is-king-tidewater-and-swire-pacific-offshore\/","title":{"rendered":"Consolidation is King \u2013 Tidewater and Swire Pacific Offshore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Rob Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture-decran-2022-03-19-185604.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture-decran-2022-03-19-185604.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1003\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture-decran-2022-03-19-185604.png 1003w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture-decran-2022-03-19-185604-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture-decran-2022-03-19-185604-768x328.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tongues are wagging in the Offshore sector this week, as one of the longest running rumours in the market has finally come true. Tidewater Marine (USA) has acquired Swire Pacific Offshore (Singapore) for USD 190 mil, the company\u2019s biggest powerplay since its acquisition of GulfMark Offshore back in 2018. But why SPO, and why now? This article will seek to answer these questions and provide commentary on why this long time coming deal makes sense for both parties.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Download the full report to read more : <a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Consolidation-is-King-Tidewater-and-Swire-Pacific-Offshore.pdf\">Consolidation is King &#8211; Tidewater and Swire Pacific Offshore<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Rob Day Tongues are wagging in the Offshore 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