The acquisition of Royal P&O Nedlloyd by AP Moller - Maersk has passed a further regulatory hurdle with the United States giving tacit approval to the EUR 2.3bn ($2.8bn) deal.

Maersk's takeover of P&O Nedlloyd is moving ahead.
A deadline for the US to call in the takeover for scrutiny under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has passed, effectively lifting the possibility that the Department of Justice would intervene.

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