EU extends block exemption for container carriers to 2020
As expected, the EU Commission has adopted an extension of the Liner Consortia Block Exemption Regulation for container carriers until 2020. Good news, say shipowners.
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN
The EU Commission has adopted an extension of the special regulation that exempts container carriers from the EU's regular competition rules. The so-called Liner Consortia Block Exemption Regulation, which was set to expire in April 2015, will thus be valid for another five years, until April 2020.
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