The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) opened two investigations into the maritime transport industry.
The Italian maritime transport industry, especially ferry services between continental Italy and islands, is about to go through a thorough process of reorganization with the disappearance of Tirrenia, the long ailing publicly held incumbent ferry operator that will be soon divested by the Government. Unsurprisingly, the sector has attracted the attention of the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) which opened two investigations. First, the ICA started an Article 101 TFEU investigation into alleged price-fixing practice on the market for Italy and Sardinia maritime links ( Autorità Garante del Mercato e della Concorrenza , decision of 11 May 2011, Case I743, Tariffe Traghetti Sardegna- Sardinia Ferries Fares) . The ferry operators that are alleged to take part to this practice are Moby , Grandi Navi Veloci ( GNV ), SNAV and Forship active with the brand of Corsica Sardina Ferries ( CSF ). In other words, the parties are all the major ferry operators on the Sardinia-continetal I