Brussels, 04/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Friday4 May, the European Commission launched a consultation exercise on the future of the guidelines on application of the EU competition rules to the shipping industry. The guidelines on the abuse of dominant position expire in September 2013 and the Commission explains in a working document that it feels that special anti-trust and competition rules are no longer needed for shipping. It feels that the guideline's objective has been achieved in the...