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You are here: Home Archive 2009 July Weekly Edition 30th of July 2009 Container lines warned off very large alliances

Container lines warned off very large alliances

by Janet Porter, London last modified Jul 30, 2009 05:16 PM

SHIPPERS from around the world are warning container lines to avoid forming alliances that are excessively large. While accepting that benefits can be obtained from consortia through economies of scale, shipper groups are anxious to ensure such cooperative arrangements between lines “strike the right balance”.

In its response to a report on non price-fixing liner shipping agreements that will be considered by maritime experts from Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation economies in Singapore later this month, the Global Shippers’ Forum said many shippers and their representative...

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