Overview

• MSC formally abandoned its planned takeover of Moby on July 17, 2025, after Italy’s antitrust authority raised concerns over potential Article 101 violations.
• The shipping group transferred its 49% holding in Moby back to majority owner Onorato Group and relinquished its security interest on the remaining 51%.
• Moby is required to repay the outstanding €243 million loan it secured in late 2023 as part of its debt restructuring.
• Italy’s competition authority is probing alleged anticompetitive ties between Moby and GNV amid fears of a Sardinian ferry monopoly.
• The inquiry remains active, keeping further consolidation in Italy’s domestic maritime market subject to regulatory approval.