Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation has initiated proceedings upon signs of a cartel agreement in the market of international container shipping against Russian agents of the largest ocean-going container carriers, FAS press center says.
The following companies are suspected in setting and protection of prices in the market of international container shipping (violation of clause 1 part 1 article 11 of the Federal Competition Law): Maersk” CJSC, “Mediterranean Shipping Company Rus” Ltd., “CMI CGM Rus” Ltd., “APL CIS” Ltd., “K” Line RUS” Ltd., “NIK Line Rus” Ltd., “O-O-C-L Russia Limited”, “China Shipping Agency Russia” Ltd., “Hyundai Merchant Marine CIS” Ltd., “ZIM Russia” CJSC, “COSCO RUSSIA” Ltd., “Evergreen Shipping Agency Russia Limited”, and “Ocean Container Services” Ltd. and “Ocean Container Services MSK” Ltd.
The proceedings are based on findings from dozens of unscheduled field audits at certain business entities including Russian agents of ocean-going container carriers undertaken by RF FAS in conjunction with RF Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2013.
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