The European Commission has authorised the acquisition of the French Bolloré Logistics by compatriot CMA CGM, a green light that is subject to full compliance with the commitments made by the parties, in particular those aimed at avoiding a reduction in competition in the markets for the supply of sea freight services in Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guyana French. Conditions that Polynesia's antitrust already French had imposed to allow the acquisition ( of 9 May 2023 and 9 February 2024).

In fact, the EU Commission has highlighted how the acquisition, worth around five billion euros, could Bolloré Logistics to the detriment of competing freight forwarders, especially in view of the very high market shares on the routes to the overseas territories and the competitive structures of these territories, advantages that - after the have been bought by the shipping group CMA CGM - it could be be induced to exploit.

Among the commitments made, Bolloré Logistics has ensured the sale of all its assets in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin and French Guiana.