08/05/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 7 May, the European Commission began an evaluation of the relevance and coherence of the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation for liner shipping companies (Regulation No. 906/2009). This text allows for exemptions in certain specific conditions for liner shipping companies from the application of the European Union’s legal rules on competition. Given that this regulation expires on 25 April 2020, the Commission is examining the question of its added...