Germany blocks logistics company sale to China’s Cosco
Germany’s Economy Ministry cited supply-chain risks in blocking the sale. An earlier competition approval did not cover national security.
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Germany blocked the sale of a logistics company to Cosco, a Chinese state shipping company, over security concerns, according to an ANP/Reuters report published on 7 October 2026. The report does not say when the government made its decision. [1]
Germany’s Economy Ministry said the takeover would have increased dependence and put the resilience of supply chains in Germany and the EU at risk. [1]
Germany’s competition authority had approved the takeover in February, the report said, but noted that national security was outside its remit. That approval was not a security clearance. [1]
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