On 13-15 February, European dockers and seafarers met in Hamburg to discuss EU port and maritime policies. The matter discussed, was among others, the revision of the EU’s Consortium Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), which governs fair competition in the shipping sector.
The discussion resulted to the fact that in the light of the growing consolidation of the shipping industry and the pressure that shipping alliances put on ports, the CBER in its current form should be cancelled.
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