ESC flags up inconsistencies in alliance regulatory proposals

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The European Shippers’ Council has released a copy of a letter sent to the US Federal Maritime Commission in which it dissects the submission by the CKYHE alliance to the regulator and expresses its concern at some of the articles contained within the proposed agreement. Of particular note is article 5.4.1 of the agreement whereby the parties intend to have a “common negotiation” with ports and service providers, which the ESC contends would empower the CKYHE alliance with a “dominant ...