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News / Hong Kong secures its shipping hub status with nod to vessel-sharing agreements

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The Hong Kong Competition Commission has issued a five-year block exemption order for liner shipping vessel-sharing agreements (VSAs).

However, it declined to issue a similar exemption for vessel-discussion agreements (VDAs).

The order, announced on Tuesday, follows two years of legal uncertainty for shipping lines after the city’s ...

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