South Africa moves to prosecute major container lines over historic price-fixing claims

South Africa’s Competition Commission has referred a price-fixing complaint against eight major container lines to the country’s Competition Tribunal, alleging collusion over general rate increases (GRIs) on trades between Asia and southern and western Africa. The case targets the local units of Mediterranean Shipping Co, Maersk, CMA CGM, Pacific International Lines, Evergreen, COSCO, Mitsui OSK …

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