Lines have rallied against a call by a think-tank to repeal the European antitrust liner shipping rule.
The OECD-affiliated International Transport Forum (ITF) believes that the European consortia block exemption should be allowed to expire in April 2020, not renewed, as lines are hoping.
The regulation, which is under review by the European Commission, allows lines with a combined market share of less than 30% to cooperate or provide joint services.
