INFORMA GROUP ACQUIRES MARITIME/TRANSPORT PROPERTIES FROM IIR.

Informa Group plc. (London) has acquired a portfolio of information products in the maritime, trade and transport sector from IIR (London). No terms of the deal were given.

The acquired portfolio includes magazines, directories, yearbooks, management reports, conferences, exhibitions and related Web sites. Magazine titles among the properties include the monthly titles Cargo Systems and Hazardous Cargo Bulletin. Related conferences on container handling, port productivity, reefers and container terminals are included in the sale together with 11 yearbooks and directories and 17 management reports.

Purchased events include "Intermodal," a container and logistics exhibition and conference for the European market, and "Terminal Operations Conference," a port handling event held in both Europe and Asia.

Noting the importance of the sector to the company, Informa chairman Peter Rigby said the acquired exhibitions "add considerably to Informa's portfolio of related events and together with our existing well established publications, conferences and electronic services help further cement our positions as the leading worldwide information supplier to the maritime, trade and transport markets."

Related Informa products include Lloyd's List, published six days a week, Lloyd's Law Reports, Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter, directories, exhibitions and conferences.