The Norwegian family behind Eidesvik Offshore is clearly determined to remain in the driver’s seat by keeping its stake “well above 50%” in the company, chairman Kolbein Rege tells TradeWinds this week.

The Oslo-listed outfit’s restructuring, which includes loan amortisation relief and new share offers, is set to take the Eidesvik family’s holding down from 67% now to about 59% by March.