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FBI and federal antitrust authority looking into foul play on freight market

The US Federal Bureau of Intelligence and Justice Department’s Antitrust Division are on the hunt for illicit actions made by companies on the international freight market, where bottlenecks and delays have led to record-high freight rates.
Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by JENS THOMSEN

US authorities are ramping up their efforts to unveil companies taking illegal advantage of the strained situation with bottlenecks, delays and towering rates on the freight market.

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