Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11059 – TOYOFUJI / NYK / Kamigumi / TTC / PT. Patimban) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 163/11
Date: 2023-05-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, carrier, economic concentration, inland transport, international transport, logistics, maritime transport, merger control








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8.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/19






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11059 – TOYOFUJI / NYK / Kamigumi / TTC / PT. Patimban)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 163/11)

1.   
On 27 April 2023, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd (Japan), controlled by Toyota Motor Corporation,










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Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan),










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Kamigumi Co., Ltd. (Japan),










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Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Japan).




Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Kamigumi Co., Ltd. will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of PT. Patimban International Car Terminal.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd is Toyota Group's marine transport company, based in Tokai city, Aichi, Japan. It is a roll-on/roll-off shipping company with activities in Asia, North America, Oceania and Europe.










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Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is a worldwide active Japanese shipping company. The company headquarters are located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha operates a fleet of container ships, bulk and woodchip carriers, roll-on/roll-off car carriers, LNG carriers, and cruise ships.










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Kamigumi Co., Ltd. provides logistics and transportation services, such as harbor transportation, freight transportation, domestic transportation and international transportation services. It also provides onsite factory services such as loading and unloading of raw materials, materials control, warehouse cargo loading, and heavy cargo transportation. The company is active in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Spain, the United States, and Mexico. It is head quartered in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan.










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Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Japan) is part of the Toyota Group and is active on a global basis in importing and exporting on behalf of the Toyota Group. It is headquartered in Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan. PT. Patimban International Car Terminal is currently a fully-owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation. It is exclusively active in Indonesia where it operates and manages the automobile terminal operation business at the Patimban New International Port in Subang Regency, West Java, Indonesia. PT. Patimban International Car Terminal has been operating such terminal since 17 December 2021 and has no other activities in the Indonesian market.






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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11059 – TOYOFUJI / NYK / KAMIGUMI / TTC / PT. PATIMBAN
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.