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The Commission’s referral places the global shipping industry under the sharpest scrutiny it has faced in South Africa.

Why the carriers may have a defence

By Eamonn Ryan

The Competition Commission’s recent referral of an alleged decade-long price-fixing cartel among the local units of Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, Evergreen, PIL, MOL, Cosco and K Line arrives at a critical time for the cold chain: shipping rates have a direct influence on margins throughout the refrigerated supply chain, and any proven collusion would imply exporters have been unknowingly carrying inflated logistics costs for years. This is part two of a two-part series.

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Competition prosecutions in shipping rely on more than parallel pricing.

Shipping cartel case: What It means for SA’s cold chain and why the outcome isn’t straightforward

By Eamonn Ryan

The Competition Commission’s recent referral of an alleged decade-long price-fixing cartel among the local units of Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, Evergreen, PIL, MOL, Cosco and K Line arrives at a critical time for the cold chain: shipping rates have a direct influence on margins throughout the refrigerated supply chain, and any proven collusion would imply exporters have been unknowingly carrying inflated logistics costs for years. This is part one of a two-part series.

Read More »Shipping cartel case: What It means for SA’s cold chain and why the outcome isn’t straightforward