News / FMC commissioner slams green light for joint tug booking by foreign ro-ro carriers

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will allow a consortium of ro-ro shipping lines to jointly negotiate the procurement of tug services at US ports, but the decision was not unanimous.

Last week, the FMC voted four-to-one in favour of allowing an amendment to the service agreement between international car carriers Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), Eukor, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) and Hyundai Glovis.

FMC chairman Mario Cordero said: “Careful analysis of what was proposed yielded no concerns about potential anticompetitive behaviour, or adverse consequences ...