1.   

On 22 February 2022, 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:

—	A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S Group (‘APMM’, Denmark),

—	Senator International group (‘Senator International’, Germany).

APMM will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Senator International.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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APMM: integrated transport and logistics company with worldwide activities. APMM’s core activities comprise container liner shipping through its subsidiaries Maersk A/S, SeaLand, and Hamburg Süd, container terminal services, inland transportation, inland services, supply chain management services, harbour towage and reefer container manufacturing,

—	Senator International: family-owned company primarily specialized in international freight, shipping and logistics, with its main focus on air and ocean freight forwarding, as well as logistics, packaging and customs services.

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.

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.10559 – A P MOELLER-MAERSK / SENATOR INTERNATIONAL

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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