At a press conference laced with expressions like “Chinese cartel” and “Chinese bad actors,” the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday revealed that seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping
APRIL 5, 2018 — The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) reports that Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) has today entered a guilty plea in the Federal Court to criminal cartel conduct. K-Line’s
FEBRUARY 21, 2018 — The European Commission has imposed fines totaling EUR 395 million (about $487 million) on five car carrier companies involved in a cartel that ran from October 2006 to
JUNE 12, 2017 — COFECE, Mexico’s antitrust commission has imposed penalties totaling 581,660,000 pesos (about $32 million) on shipping companies involved in what it calls an international cartel operating in the motor
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 — The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says criminal charges have been laid against Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) in relation to alleged cartel conduct concerning the international
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — South Africa’s Competition Commission (Commission) yesterday conducted search and seizure operations at the premises of six container shipping companies operating in the Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal provinces. The
JULY 18, 2016 — Following an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), today pleaded guilty to criminal cartel conduct in Australian Federal Court.
JULY 14, 2016 — Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS (WWL), a Norwegian corporation, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $98.9 million criminal fine for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix
