Germany Blocks Chinese Cosco's Acquisition of Logistics Firm Zippel on Security Grounds
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The German federal government has prohibited the Chinese state-owned shipping company Cosco from acquiring 80 percent of the Hamburg-based logistics company Zippel due to security concerns. The acquisition would have deepened dependencies and endangered the resilience of Germany's and the EU's supply chains.
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