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| 25.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 62/11 |
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25.2.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 62/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8330 — Maersk Line/HSDG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 62/06)

| 1. | On 20 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Maersk Line A/S (‘Maersk’, Denmark), a wholly-owned subsidiary of A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S (the ‘Maersk Group’), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (‘HSDG’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dr. August Oetker KG, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Maersk Line A/S (‘Maersk’, Denmark), a wholly-owned subsidiary of A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S (the ‘Maersk Group’), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (‘HSDG’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dr. August Oetker KG, by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Maersk: active worldwide in the provision of container liner shipping services operating 611 container vessels, 324 of which are chartered. Maersk Line markets its services through the Maersk Line, Safmarine, SeaLand (Intra-Americas), MCC Transport (Intra-Asia) and SeaGo Line (Intra-Europe) brands. The Maersk Group also provides: (i) container terminal services through its subsidiary APM Terminals (‘APMT’); (ii) freight forwarding services, via its subsidiary Damco Distribution Services; (iii) inland transportation, via APMT; (iv) container manufacturing, via its subsidiary Maersk Container Industry; and (v) harbour towage services via its subsidiary, Svitzer.
  —   for HSDG: active worldwide in the provision of container liner shipping services. HSDG operates 130 container vessels, 82 of which are chartered. HSDG markets its services through its global Hamburg Süd brand and its CCNI (Chile) and Aliança (Brazil) brands. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Maersk: active worldwide in the provision of container liner shipping services operating 611 container vessels, 324 of which are chartered. Maersk Line markets its services through the Maersk Line, Safmarine, SeaLand (Intra-Americas), MCC Transport (Intra-Asia) and SeaGo Line (Intra-Europe) brands. The Maersk Group also provides: (i) container terminal services through its subsidiary APM Terminals (‘APMT’); (ii) freight forwarding services, via its subsidiary Damco Distribution Services; (iii) inland transportation, via APMT; (iv) container manufacturing, via its subsidiary Maersk Container Industry; and (v) harbour towage services via its subsidiary, Svitzer.

for Maersk

—   for HSDG: active worldwide in the provision of container liner shipping services. HSDG operates 130 container vessels, 82 of which are chartered. HSDG markets its services through its global Hamburg Süd brand and its CCNI (Chile) and Aliança (Brazil) brands.

for HSDG

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8330 — Maersk Line/HSDG, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8330 — Maersk Line/HSDG, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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