In terms of regulation 5(4) of the Control of Concentrations Regulations, 2002 published in Legal Notice 294 of 2002, the Director General of the Office for Competition notifies for general information that a notification of a concentration between MSC Cruises S.A. (Geneva, Switzerland), Palumbo Malta Shipyard Limited (Paola, Malta) and Palumbo Shipyard Limited (Paola, Malta) was filed on Wednesday, 5 February 2020.

The nature of the concentration is an acquisition of joint control by MSC Cruises S.A. of Palumbo Malta Shipyard Limited and Palumbo Shipyard Limited.

The economic sectors involved concern cruise operators and naval repair.

The Director General of the Office for Competition invites interested third parties to submit their written objections on this notified concentration within seven days following publication of this notice.