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Germany wants to shield its ports better against foreign takeovers

With a new national port strategy, the German government wants to ensure that foreign investors from third countries are carefully scrutinized before they are allowed to buy stakes in local ports. 
Chinese Cosco's investment entry into the Port of Hamburg is one of the reasons why the German government is now working on a national strategy to better protect ports from external acquisitions. | Photo: Michael Lindner/port of Hamburg Marketing
Chinese Cosco's investment entry into the Port of Hamburg is one of the reasons why the German government is now working on a national strategy to better protect ports from external acquisitions. | Photo: Michael Lindner/port of Hamburg Marketing
by JENS THOMSEN

Foreign investors who want to buy stakes in German ports will in the future be scrutinized more thoroughly by the authorities than is the case today.

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