Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,072 of 20th June 2023

Notification of Concentration

In terms of regulation 5(4) of the Control of Concentrations Regulations, 2002 published in Legal Notice 294 of 2002, the Director General of the Office for Competition notifies for general information that a notification of a concentration between PB Group Limited (Ħal Qormi, Malta) and Thomas Smith & Co. Limited, TS Container Agencies Ltd, TC Smith Agencies Ltd, Thomas Smith Insurance Agency Ltd and Thomas Smith Insurance Brokers Ltd (Ħal Luqa, Malta), was filed on Tuesday, 13th June, 2023.

The nature of the concentration is an acquisition of a number of entities from the Thomas Smith Group of companies by PB Group Limited.

PB Group Limited is a holding company and its portfolio of companies are involved in a wide variety of sectors including water and energy, freight and logistics and property development. PB Global Limited is the sole company within the PB Group that is in the same line of business as any of the target companies. The market with the overlap is freight forwarding. Thomas Smith & Co. Ltd is a freight forwarder involved in all modes of transport (air freight, sea freight, road freight, courier) and TC Smith Agencies Ltd is a freight forwarder involved in sea freight only. TS Container Agencies Ltd is a container liner and ship agent, while Thomas Smith Insurance Agency Ltd & Thomas Smith Insurance Brokers Ltd are involved in the insurance business.

The Director General of the Office for Competition invites interested third parties to submit their written objections on this notified concentration within seven days following publication of this notice at the following address:

Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority

Office for Competition

Mizzi House

Triq Nazzjonali

Blata l-Bajda HMR 9010

Malta

or (competition@mccaa.org.mt)

Traffic and Parking Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Thursday, 22nd June, 2023, and on Monday, 26th June, 2023, from 9.30 a.m. till 4.00 p.m., through Triq Karmnu Zarb will be closed for traffic. Parking of vehicles is not allowed on this day during these times.

Suspension of traffic and parking

The Tal-Pietà Local Council notifies that on Wednesday, 21st June, 2023, from 1.00 a.m. till 4.30 a.m., the Torpedo Depot Garden in Triq ix-Xatt shall be closed to parking and traffic.

Suspension of Traffic and Parking

The Naxxar Local Council notifies that from Friday, 23rd June, 2023, from noon till midnight, the zone between Pjazza Darnino and Triq San Ġwann will be closed for traffic, and will be considered as a tow zone.

Suspension ofTrafic and Parking

The Santa Venera Local Council notifies that from Friday, 14th July, 2023, at 8.30 a.m., till Sunday, 16th July, 2023, at noon, road closures will be as follows:

Triq Dun Xand Cortis, Triq Braille from near the cross before Misraħ Santa Venera and Triq Patri Ġwann Azzopardi.

Indicative no parking labels will be affixed 48 hours before. 

Suspension of Parking

The Isla Local Council notifies that on Friday, 23rd June, 2023, and on Saturday, 24th June, 2023, from 7.00 a.m. till midnight, no parking is allowed in Pjazza George Mittrovich. Clearance needed.