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Brussels authorizes the acquisition of the British Wincanton International from the Rhenus German
the Germanic logistic enterprise will become the main operator of container terminal in the region of the Reno river
January 3, 2012
The EU commission has authorized the acquisition of the logistic activities of the British Wincanton International from the Rhenus AG, branch of the German group Rethmann. To conclusion of the simplified procedure adopted in order to examine the operation, Brussels has established in fact that the concentration re-enters in the field of application of the communitarian regulations on the concentrations and that, in particular, it does not arouse some worry from the point of view of the competition because of the presence of alternatives in the terminalistici services for the container in the field of the fluvial transport in Germany and the competition exercised from the railway services between the ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Wincanton International is the parent company of the branches national German, French, Dutch and Spanish of the Wincanton group. With the acquisition the logistic enterprise Rhenus will become the main operator of container terminal in the region of the river Rhine.
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The EU commission has authorized the acquisition of the logistic activities of the British Wincanton International from the Rhenus AG, branch of the German group Rethmann. To conclusion of the simplified procedure adopted in order to examine the operation, Brussels has established in fact that the concentration re-enters in the field of application of the communitarian regulations on the concentrations and that, in particular, it does not arouse some worry from the point of view of the competition because of the presence of alternatives in the terminalistici services for the container in the field of the fluvial transport in Germany and the competition exercised from the railway services between the ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
