- European shippers and freight forwarders call on the EU Commission to intervene in the container sector.
- Both the stake holders are worried about overheated market seen in the past many months.
- They feel that the shipping lines’ behavior is harmful to smaller shippers in particular.
- The shipping lines have previously rejected such criticism.
A recent news article published in the Shipping Watch written by Christian Carlsen, deals with the challenges faced by European shippers and freight forwarders due to overheated market in the recent past.
Call on the EU to intervene
The overheated container market now makes European shippers and freight forwarders call on the EU to intervene against the container lines.
The actual scenario
Shippers and freight forwarders in the associations European Freight Forwarders Association, CLECAT, and European Shippers’ Council, ESC, have joined forces to voice a joint alarm with the EU Competition Authorities.
The associations call on authorities to react to the container market seen in the past many months, which has sent rates soaring and created a severe shortage of containers.
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Source: shipping watch
