Can a Shipping Deal Be Approved — And Still Be Blocked?

Competition approval may no longer be enough.

COSCO agreed to buy a German logistics company.

The competition authority cleared the deal.

Then the government stopped it.

The problem was not price.

And it was not market share.

At the same time, the ZIM deal faces another test.

So what new hurdle is shipping M&A facing?

Here are 5️⃣ signals behind it:

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1️⃣ Antitrust Was Not Enough

COSCO agreed to buy 80% of Zippel.

Germany’s competition authority cleared it.