Private equity fund Astatine Investment Partners is entering shipowning with the takeover of Canadian tanker and bulker owner McKeil Marine.

The seller is TorQuest Partners, but no financial details have been disclosed.

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Founded in 1956, McKeil is one of Canada’s leading transport and project service providers, a statement said.