Japanese carriers fined in the US
K Line and NYK Line have accepted million dollar fines related to their vessel transports in and out of the United States, though the carriers deny illegalities in their price agreements.
BY OLE ANDERSEN
The US maritime auhtority FMC, the Federal Maritime Commission, has reached a compromise with Japanese Ro-Ro carriers Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line). The two carriers have not admitted to agreed - and thus illegal - prices on vessel transports in and out of the United States, but they have both accepted to pay fines of USD 1.1 million and around USD 1.2 million, respectively.
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