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MSC, BlackRock’s Spanish deal draws in-depth EU probe

By Andrew Boyce and Lewis Crofts ( December 10, 2025, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- Mediterranean Shipping Company and BlackRock’s Terminal Investment Limited has drawn an in-depth EU probe into its plan to take a 50 percent stake in Hutchison Ports’ Barcelona terminal. "The European Commission has preliminary concerns that the transaction may lead to higher prices or reduced quality of container terminal," the regulator said in a statement. The deadline to decide on the deal is April 30.Mediterranean Shipping Company and BlackRock’s Terminal Investment Limited has drawn an in-depth EU probe into its plan to take a 50 percent stake in Hutchison Ports’ Barcelona terminal....

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