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Martin Florian
March 04, 2013 at 9:53 amBy increasing Reefer rates dramatically Maersk is trying to flex its monopolistic muscles. The problem is not with the rate increase itself, it’s that they have applied the rate increase on current contracts with minimum MQC. Small shippers who sign contracts with Maersk now have to take a hit on their margins to accommodate the GRI.The shipping industry, after all the mergers, seems like a monopolistic mafia.