Subscribe to RSS feedLawyers warn box lines over rate surcharges
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Janet Porter, London
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Aug 05, 2010 10:03 AM
CONTAINER lines are treading a fine legal line in their efforts to restore revenue and return to profit, some lawyers are warning.
Freight rate surcharges that nearly every carrier has applied in recent months could be viewed as suspicious.
So could slowsteaming, which absorbs ship capacity, if all lines are following a similar strategy.
The advice to ocean carriers to think carefully...
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