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18 August 2008
Asian Shippers' Council meets in Macau
The 5th Annual Meeting of the Asian Shippers’ Council (ASC) held in Macau on 18 August 2008, was hosted by the Macau Shippers’ Association. The meeting was attended by representatives from 20 shippers’ councils of 16 countries in 5 regions. ...read more
03 July 2008
Asian Shippers’ Council Press Release: “EBS sets a dangerous precedent for Asia”
The recent announcement by eight container shipping lines in the Taiwan to Hong Kong/South China trade has confirmed the worst fears of Asian Shippers’ Council (ASC) – that lines are taking advantage of the lack of legislative environment in Asia to impose unwarranted charges. ...read more
03 July 2008
A conference to end conferences
The European Shippers' Council is preparing an event that will mark the end of the liner shipping conferences in Europe and signal what will replace them in October. ...read more
01 July 2008
Commission adopts final ‘Guidelines’ for the liner shipping sector
Today (1st June 2008), the European Commission published guidelines that explain to the liner shipping sector the principles of competition law under which they must act when the liner conference system ends at midnight on the 17th October 2008. ...read more
30 June 2008
Press Release: Emergency Fuel Surcharge - Hong Kong / South China - Taiwan
Hong Kong and South China Shippers denounce Shipping Lines for introduction of a new Emergency Bunker Surcharge that is to be collected from consignees in Hong Kong and South China only. ...read more
