News / Carriers apply for emergency anti-trust exemption on US-Caribbean trades

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By Gavin van Marle

25/03/2020

Three of the largest US container shipping carriers have applied to the Federal Maritime Commission for emergency permission to cooperate on trades between the US and the Caribbean.

According to a report by Alphaliner today, Crowley Liner Services, Seaboard Marine and King Ocean have filed an Emergency Cooperative Working Agreement with the FMC that would allow them “partial” anti-trust immunity on trades between the US east and Gulf coasts and the Caribbean, Central America and the northern coast of South America.

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