Logistics

European forwarders hope for "fair and equitable" market after special rule is eliminated

Clecat, which brings together European freight forwarders, has been one of the harshest critics of the special benefits for shipping companies in the EU.
"The maintenance of an extraordinary competition regime for shipping companies at EU level appears to have created divisions between the various stakeholders to the detriment of collaborations and structures that would better serve the interests of all," the EU report from Tuesday states.
"The maintenance of an extraordinary competition regime for shipping companies at EU level appears to have created divisions between the various stakeholders to the detriment of collaborations and structures that would better serve the interests of all," the EU report from Tuesday states.
by SEBASTIAN SCHLÜTER JACOBSEN

With the abolition of the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) on Tuesday, the European freight forwarders’ trade association Clecat won the victory it had been lobbying for for years. In the UK, the abolition of the special rule came as a surprise. 

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