The Swiss shipping group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has been authorised to acquire 50% of the share capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), the company controlled by Hutchison Port Holdings (Hutchison Ports) of the Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings group handling the container Hutchison Ports BEST terminal at the Port of Barcelona. The fee will be sold to Terminal Investments Limited (TiL), a company terminal operator controlled by the MSC group, by Terminal Catalunya (TerCat), which is 80% owned by CK Hutchison and the 20% from Spain's Grupo Mestre.

The transaction was authorized yesterday by the board of directors administration of the Port Authority of Barcelona. It should be remembered that TiL, together with BlackRock and GIP, is currently working on a procedure for the acquisition of 80% of the share capital of the same Hutchison Ports ( of 4 March 2025).