Antitrust probes SAS, Moby and Grandi Navi Veloci

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 18 - The Competition and Market (antitrust) Authority has opened an investigation into Shipping Agencies Services (SAS), a company in the MSC cruise group, and ferry companies 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).