Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12406 – CMA CGM / TOTALENERGIES / JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-08-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: South Holland, air transport, economic concentration, energy industry, harbour installation, joint venture, logistics, maritime shipping, merger control, natural gas, tanker








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/4271


6.8.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12406 – CMA CGM / TOTALENERGIES / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/4271)


1.   
On 29 July 2026, 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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CMA CGM S.A. (‘CMA CGM’, France),










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TotalEnergies Gaz & Electricité Holdings (France), controlled by TotalEnergies S.E. (‘TTE’, France),










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A newly established joint venture (‘JV’, the Netherlands).




CMA CGM and TTE will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


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






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CMA CGM is active at world level in container liner shipping, port terminal services, freight forwarding and contract logistics services as well as air freight transportation services. The CMA CGM Group is also active in the media sector in France,










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TTE is a global multi-energy company mainly active in oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables, and electricity. It is involved in exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons, as well as refining, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and marketing of energy products.






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The business activities of the JV will be the following: operation of an LNG bunker vessel anchored in the Port of Rotterdam to provide LNG bunkering logistics services to LNG bunker fuel suppliers operating in the broader Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region.



4.   
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.


5.   
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.12406 – CMA CGM / TOTALENERGIES / JV
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/2026/4271/oj
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