The Hellenic Competition Authority, with a unanimous opinion, has Approved the plan for the merger by incorporation of the company of Greek shipping Anek Lines in the compatriot Attica Holdings, group operating as Anek in the passenger transport segment and rolling stock through the brands Superfast Ferries, Blue Star Ferries, Africa Morocco Link and Hellenic Seaways ( of 21 and 27 September 2022). The project will now have to get the green light of the shareholders' meetings of both companies as well as the approval of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), the national financial market supervisory authority, Attica and Anek being listed on the Athens Stock Exchange.

The merger by acquisition, withholding indispensable for the rescue of Anek was opposed for some time by companies headed by Marios Iliopoulos, owner of the shipping company Seajet, which in recent weeks have submitted offers acquisitions which have been repeatedly rejected by creditors, and by Anek's shareholders ( of 27 June, 3 and 10 July 2023).