25/07/2022 (Agence Europe) – Ten organisations from the transport sector, including port terminal operators and parts of the supply chain who depend on container shipping, called on Friday 22 July for an immediate review of the regulation granting exemptions to certain agreements between liner shipping companies. The co-signatories believe that “the benefits of the exemptions from general competition law enjoyed by the shipping lines are not being shared fairly between the lines and the rest of the economy”, and that the regulation should therefore be “reviewed urgently”. The review should include new measures and mechanisms and allow sufficient time for these to be analysed and implemented before the current regulation expires in April 2024, say the 10 stakeholders. See the letter: https://aeur.eu/f/2q8 (TM)