Deep Wave Maritime Technologies Group, an international group of software and technology services company specializing in maritime industry that offers an intelligence-driven suite has also announced its expansion in the of cruises and maritime passenger transport through a strategic investment and a growth partnership with the Austrian MarineXchange. Currently, the latter serves over 60 cruise brands and has more than 400 installations in worldwide providing software for on-board and on-board operations land.

Recalling that "Deep Wave was born to offer a Comprehensive and integrated international maritime software platform scale, providing customers with a modern, end-to-end suite supported by market-leading technologies and support services", the president of Deep Wave, Mark Rogerson, highlighted that "the cruise industry represents a natural extension of this platform. MXP - he explained - is widely recognized as a market leader in cruise software and supports many of the world's most sophisticated passenger fleets with Critical solutions for customer experience, operations ship-to-land, supplier coordination and workflows financial ".

Upon completion of the transaction, expected by the end of 2015, 2026, MXP will continue to operate under its own brand while benefiting from Deep Wave's expertise in development maritime software companies. The MXP founder, Hannes Lindthaler, will retain the role of managing director in MXP and will become a shareholder of Deep Wave. MXP will continue to be driven by the administrator delegate, Michael Eder, supported by CFO Mathias Klein and the chief operating officer Philipp Grasmug.