Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12025 – MITSUI / MOL / THE PORT OF NIGG BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-06-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: North Sea, economic concentration, handling, harbour installation, merger control, petroleum product, processing industry, wind energy








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/3233


13.6.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12025 – MITSUI / MOL / THE PORT OF NIGG BUSINESS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/3233)


1.   
On 4 June 2025, 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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Mitsui and Co. Europe Ltd (‘Mitsui’, United Kingdom), controlled by Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Japan),










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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (‘MOL’, Japan),










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The Port of Nigg business (the ‘Port of Nigg’, United Kingdom), controlled by GEG Capital Holdings Limited.




Mitsui and MOL will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Port of Nigg.
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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Mitsui is a trading, business management and project development company,










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MOL focuses on the ocean shipping industry, including dry bulk, energy, product transport, and wellbeing and lifestyle,










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The Port of Nigg provides North Sea multi-energy port. The Port of Nigg principally provides services for fabrication, assembly and manufacturing, as well as project management, marshalling, engineering services and port facility operations for the oil and gas, nuclear, petrochemical, CCUS (carbon capture utilisation and storage), tidal, onshore and offshore wind and new energy industries.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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 concentration 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.12025 – MITSUI / MOL / THE PORT OF NIGG BUSINESS
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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3233/oj
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