In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u00ab summary of the operation \u00bb below, containing the information provided by the parties.<\/p>\n
This information was prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation.<\/p>\n
The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented.<\/p>\n
Names of the companies and groups involved:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nature of the operation<\/strong><\/p>\n Economic sectors concerned<\/strong><\/p>\n Deadline for interested third parties to submit their comments<\/strong><\/p>\n NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n The Competition Council has received notification of a project for an economic concentration operation concerning the acquisition by the company \u00ab SAS Shipping Agencies Services S\u00e0rl \u00bb (\u00ab SAS Lux \u00bb), an indirectly and wholly owned subsidiary of the company \u00ab MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Holding SA \u00bb (\u00ab MSC Holding, with its subsidiaries, the \u00ab MSC Group \u00bb), of the exclusive control of a company being formed \u00ab NewCo Asso Maritime SA \u00bb, after the contribution by \u00ab Asso Maritime S.A. \u00bb of certain subsidiaries, including notably \u00ab Jobson Italia Srl \u00bb (\u00ab Jobson Italia \u00bb) as well as its subsidiaries, and \u00ab United Arab shipping engineering & ship repair services LLC \u00bb (\u00ab UASC UAE LLC \u00bb).<\/p>\n The \u00ab MSC Group \u00bb, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is mainly active globally in the maritime container shipping, port handling, and logistics sector, on the one hand, and in passenger maritime transport, on the other hand. In Morocco, the \u00ab MSC Group \u00bb is mainly active in providing regular container shipping services on the high seas, as well as in logistics services.<\/p>\n \u00ab Jobson Italia Srl. \u00bb is a limited liability company registered under number 00961480118. Its registered office is located at Via delle Pianazze 150\/A, La Spezia, Italy. It is active in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sectors as well as in refurbishment services in the maritime, oil and gas, and industrial sectors. \u00ab Jobson Italia Srl \u00bb is present in Morocco through its subsidiary, the company \u00ab Jobson Morocco S.\u00e0 r.l. \u00bb active in ship repair and maintenance and maintenance of port equipment.<\/p>\n \u00ab UASC UAE LLC \u00bb is a limited liability company registered under number 100042819100003. Its registered office is located at Prime Tower, Business Bay, office no. 2401-77 Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is active in the naval engineering services and ship repair sector. \u00ab UASC UAE LLC \u00bb does not have any activities in Morocco.<\/p>\n Done in Rabat, May 7, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u00ab summary of the operation \u00bb below, containing the information provided by the parties. This information was prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented. Names of the companies and groups involved: The acquirer: The company \u00ab SAS Shipping Agencies Services S\u00e0rl \u00bb, an indirectly and wholly owned subsidiary of the company \u00ab MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Holding SA \u00bb; The target: The company \u00ab Newco Asso Maritime SA \u00bb. Nature of the operation Acquisition of exclusive control. Economic sectors concerned Shipbuilding sector. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their comments 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e., May 18, 2026. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council has received notification of a project for an economic concentration operation concerning the acquisition by the company \u00ab SAS Shipping Agencies Services S\u00e0rl \u00bb (\u00ab SAS Lux \u00bb), an indirectly and wholly owned subsidiary of the company \u00ab MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Holding SA \u00bb (\u00ab MSC Holding, with its subsidiaries, the \u00ab MSC Group \u00bb), of the exclusive control of a company being formed \u00ab NewCo Asso Maritime SA \u00bb, after the contribution by \u00ab Asso Maritime S.A. \u00bb of certain subsidiaries, including notably \u00ab Jobson Italia Srl \u00bb (\u00ab Jobson Italia \u00bb) as well as its subsidiaries, and \u00ab United Arab shipping engineering & ship repair services LLC \u00bb (\u00ab UASC UAE LLC \u00bb). The \u00ab MSC Group \u00bb, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is mainly active globally in the maritime container shipping, port handling, and logistics sector, on the one hand, and in passenger maritime transport, on the other hand. In Morocco, the \u00ab MSC Group \u00bb is mainly active in providing regular container shipping services on the high seas, as well as in logistics services. \u00ab Jobson Italia Srl. \u00bb is a limited liability company registered under number 00961480118. Its registered office is located at Via delle Pianazze 150\/A, La Spezia, Italy. It is active in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sectors as well as in refurbishment services in the maritime, oil and gas, and industrial sectors. \u00ab Jobson Italia Srl \u00bb is present in Morocco through its subsidiary, the company \u00ab Jobson Morocco S.\u00e0 r.l. \u00bb active in ship repair and maintenance and maintenance of port equipment. \u00ab UASC UAE LLC \u00bb is a limited liability company registered under number 100042819100003. Its registered office is located at Prime Tower, Business Bay, office no. 2401-77 Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is active in the naval engineering services and ship repair sector. \u00ab UASC UAE LLC \u00bb does not have any activities in Morocco. Done in Rabat, May 7, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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