News / European forwarder fury at EC failure to join Five Eyes liner probe

22/02/2022

A global initiative to investigate liner shipping in the wake of the pandemic has been established by the so-called Five Eyes group, which does not include the EC – to the anger of European freight forwarders.

The forwarders have increased the pressure on the EC to investigate some of the latest practices of shipping lines, which they believe are anti-competitive and an abuse of their dominant position.

Forwarders’ representative Clecat wrote to the EC again last week, following their earlier efforts, with ...

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Cosmin Constantin
February 22, 2022 at 2:34 pm
I think it is safe to assume that the right people in the EC are getting their share of the huge profits carriers are making these days…why should they be interested in acting…?

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- Kristijan Stamatovic
  February 22, 2022 at 8:23 pm
  Also dont forget, eu commisioner for competition is Danish
  
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  - Cosmin Constantin
    February 23, 2022 at 2:40 pm
    Good point! Talking about the elephant in the room…Q.E.D.
    
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