The European Commission has begun an in-depth investigation into Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione’s (CIN) takeover of Tirrenia.

The Commission is going to investigate CIN's takeover of Tirrenia
The Commission’s initial market investigation indicated “serious competition concerns” in particular because the parties to the merger have “very high, if not monopolistic, combined market shares” on a number of maritime routes in Italy, and in particular on certain routes to and from Sardinia.

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