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DP World has been cleared to proceed with its US$115m acquisition of Australian container haulage and inland depot operator Silk Logistics by competition regulators.

Earlier this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had decided to investigate the takeover on the grounds that by acquiring ...

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