EU punishes freight forwarders

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

DG Comp opened its investigation in 2007
The European Commission has fined 14 international freight forwarders €169 million for operating four price-fixing cartels, adding to penalties of about US$100 million imposed in the US.

DoJ doles out more freight forwarding fines

Thursday, 29 September 2011

12 freight companies have now pleaded guilty
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has issued a second round of criminal fines in its freight forwarding probe after six Japanese companies entered plea agreements.

Freight forwarders hit with cartel fines in New Zealand

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

New Zealand’s High Court in Auckland has ordered three more freight forwarding companies to pay penalties for their roles in an international price-fixing scheme.

DoJ opens account on freight forwarding conspirators

Premium Article - Monday, 04 October 2010

The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has issued its first fines for criminal price fixing in the freight forwarding industry, after six companies pleaded guilty to the charges.

New Zealand takes up freight forwarding litigation

Premium Article - Thursday, 02 September 2010

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has today filed cartel proceedings against several companies in the air freight forwarding sector at the High Court in Auckland. It has reached settlements with two defendants.

Spain penalises road transport cartel

Premium Article - Friday, 06 August 2010

Spain’s Competition Commission (CNC) has fined seven freight companies more than €14 million for anti-competitive practices.

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