India’s Adani Group has stepped up its interest in shipping by taking a controlling stake in Dubai shipowner Astro Offshore.

The Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) unit said it is paying $185m in an all-cash deal for 80% of a company controlling 26 offshore support vessels (OSVs).

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Astro was founded in Singapore in 2009.