News / End of CBER by EC 'may backfire on shippers', warns analyst

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By Alexander Whiteman

11/10/2023

The EC’s decision not to renew the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) after more than a decade covering box shipping in Europe has reopened the debate over what benefits shippers accrue from vessel sharing agreements.

Announced yesterday, the decision will take effect when the shipping alliance exemption expires on 25 April next year and, while shippers said it was “welcome news”, analysts have remained circumspect.

Senior manager of supply chain research at Drewry, Simon Heaney, warned on LinkedIn that the decision may ...

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