IMH & Sartor in joint venture

IRISH Mainport Holdings (IMH) has joined forces with Norwegian shipping company Sartor to combine their operations in the North Sea.

The deal will see the Cork-based shipping, warehousing and marine logistics company beef up its activity in British and Norwegian waters.

IMH and Sartor have set up a dedicated subsidiary, Ocean Mainport, that will provide standby and emergency response capabilities as well as standard supply services to oil rigs in the region.