(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 18 - The Competition and Market
(antitrust) Authority has opened an investigation into SAS,
Shipping Agencies Services, a company in the MSC cruise group,
Moby and Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) to verify the existence of
possible restrictions on competition following the acquisition
of 49% of Moby's share capital by SAS and the subsequent large
financing granted by the latter to Moby, the antitrust office
said Monday.
On 13 November, the Authority, with the Special Antitrust Unit
of the Guardia di Finanza tax police, carried out inspections at
the premises of Moby and Grandi Navi Veloci, Onorato Armatori
and Marinvest, the office said. (ANSA).