HMM to return to the transatlantic, as ONE teams up with Ocean Alliance
HMM has made good on its promise to return to the transatlantic trade, after a ...
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By Alex Lennane
Shippers have “slammed” the EC’s recent decision to renew the consortia block exemption regulation (CBER) for four years, claiming it ignored the views of exporters and importers.
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has also called for more “policing” of shipping line activities.
Noting “continued poor service levels”, the GSF said there was a “seeming lack of competitive pressures”.
“Shippers are well used to similar pooling arrangements in the aviation sector, which allow code-sharing to be established for the same aircraft,” explained secretary general James Hookham.
“But these seem ...
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Hercules Haralambides
November 27, 2019 at 4:44 pmMy views are known and published. So let me say just one thing here: Contrary to what happened 15 years ago, in the abolition of conferences, when shippers came to the table fully prepared, this time they should have been more careful in the selection of their consultants. They learned a lesson. And I am happy they did, notwithstanding the bad decision of prolonging the Consortia Regulation.