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Shippers call for end to EU block exemption for consortia

The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has called for the EU’s block exemption for shipping consortia to be allowed to expire in 2015.

Marcus Hand, Editor

January 21, 2014

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GSF said that the EU’s Block Exemption Regulation on Maritime Consortia (BER) should be terminated and allowed to expire on 25 April 2015 in line with European Commission’s general policy of repealing such block exemptions.

“As it is now well established what the acceptable parameters of consortia agreements should be, there is no longer any obvious need for a BER ‘safe harbour’ as self-assessment is quite sufficient for standard consortia agreements,” said Chris Welch, secretary general of the GSF. He added the GSF believed the planned P3 alliance showed carriers do not need the block exemption to plan their cooperation.

“Consortia agreements above a 30% market share threshold fall outside the consortia exemption and are subject to self-assessment, in any event,” he said.

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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