News / More market-leading brands join the fight against the trade in fake goods

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The continuing battle against counterfeit goods received a fillip yesterday when a shipping line and two major shippers joined a growing list of corporate signatories that have vowed to reduce the trade in fakes.

CMA CGM-owned APL joined its parent company in signing the International Chamber of Commerce’s Declaration of Intent to Prevent the Maritime Transport of Counterfeit Goods, which last month celebrated a year since original signatories, including Maersk, Kuehne + Nagel, Philip Morris and Unilever, put pen to paper.

The declaration of intent (DoI) ...