Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has completed the purchase of Maersk Supply Service (MSS), now having a workforce of more than 5,000 people and operating a fleet of 78 vessels of which 65 are owned.

DOF announced on July 2 that it would through the newly incorporated subsidiary DOF Offshore Holding Denmark, on certain terms and conditions, acquire all the shares in Maersk Supply Service A/S , renamed to DOF Denmark, from Maersk Supply Service Holding A/S (MSSH), a subsidiary of A.P. Møller Holding.