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European Commission okays CMA CGM takeover of Neptune Orient Line

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has received approval from the European Commission for its pending acquisition of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), southeast Asia's largest container shipping company. 

The proposed transaction was notified to the European Commission on March 8 and was cleared last following a Phase 1 review, under the condition of NOL's exit from the G6 shipping alliance, which has been already committed by NOL and CMA CGM.



CMA CGM and NOL will continue to cooperate with the remaining authorities to close their reviews as quickly as possible. 



The proposed voluntary general cash offer for NOL will be launched when all the pre-conditions to the offer as announced on December 7, 2015 have been satisfied or (where applicable) waived. 



For more information about the proposed transaction, please visit the dedicated website www.ccn-web.com.



CMA CGM, founded and led by Jacques Saade is a leading worldwide shipping group.



Its 470 vessels call more than 400 ports in the world, on all five continents. In 2015, they carried 13 million TEU. CMA CGM has grown continuously, and has been constantly innovating to offer its clients new sea, land and logistics solutions. 



With a presence in 160 countries, through its 655 agencies network, the group employs 22,000 people worldwide, including 2,400 in its headquarters in Marseilles. 



Singapore's NOL is the largest shipping company listed on the Singapore Exchange. Its container shipping arm, APL, provides world-class container shipping and terminal services, as well as intermodal operations supported by leading-edge IT and e-commerce. 



APL offers transcontinental cargo shipping across Asia, North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Australia through more than 80 weekly services at 160 ports worldwide.
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