Brussels, 14/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the Commission published a White Paper on 'maritime conferences'' exemption from competition rules. A Council regulation of 1986 gave shipping companies the option of grouping together to set prices and share out capacity. The scheme initially aimed at better market organisation to ensure stable freight prices, but the White Paper condemns the system and Mario Monti stated that shipping companies had benefitted from an over-generous...