News / EC launches Consortia Block Exemption review and calls for feedback

Margrethe Vestager, EC competition commissioner

The European Commission has called for feedback on its Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) for liner shipping, as unhappy shippers and forwarders claim there are no benefits and many disadvantages to the rule.

The commission has sent targeted questionnaires to relevant parties in the liner shipping supply chain, inviting feedback on the functioning of the CBER, which is due to expire in April 2024.

The review will assess the impact of the CBER since its renewal in 2020 and consider whether the ...