Commission refers complaint against shipping companies to tribunal for prosecution
The Competition Commission has referred a complaint against eight cargo shipping companies to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution.
The commission says the eight cargo shipping companies are Maersk South Africa; Mediterranean Shipping Company; CMA CGM Shipping Agencies South Africa; Pacific International Lines South Africa; Mitsui O.S.K Lines South Africa; Evergreen Agency South Africa; COSCO Shipping Lines South Africa; and K Line Shipping South Africa.
The respondents are global container shipping liners involved in shipping cargo for import and export purposes across the globe, including South Africa.
The commission alleges that the companies engaged in the fixing of the general rate increase (GRI) charged to customers for the shipment of general cargo en route from South Africa to Asia and back and from South Africa to West Africa and back.
The conduct is alleged to have started in 2008 and ceased in 2018, says the commission.
The commission alleges that the respondents charged the same GRI for the routes from Shanghai, Ningbo and Shekou to Durban, from Durban to Hong Kong, and from Qingdao to Durban.
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