Harren Group, Kestrel Italia and Intermare have founded KestrelMare in Genoa, Italy. The companies said that deal will strengthen their shared operations in the country while expanding their project cargo and heavy lift activities.
KestrelMare is taking over all Intermare and Kestrel Italia business units, merging them under one brand. It will also be the representative office in Italy for Harren Group, including its brands SAL Heavy Lift, Intermarine and Combi Lift. It also serves the JSI Alliance with Dutch joint venture partner Jumbo Shipping, a company that Kestrel Italia has been supporting as commercial agent for over 30 years. The new joint venture has access to a global fleet of heavy lift vessels, including the JSI Alliance fleet (65 ships).
Adolfo Herrero, Guglielmo Viola, Stefania Morasso and Marco Campodonico make up KestrelMare’s management team.
“Italy is a market with a very bright future for the project and heavy lift industries. We’ve seen great potential there for a long time,” explained Harren Group ceo Martin Harren. “Establishing KestrelMare is such an important strategic step for us. It provides new perspectives and opportunities in Italy and the entire Mediterranean region.”
