Published 2006-09-27
Keywords
- anti-competitive conduct,
- competition,
- liner conferences,
- Competition Act 2004 (Singapore),
- government regulation
- liner shipping regulation,
- Competition (Block Exemption for Liner Shipping Agreements) Order 2006 (Singapore),
- liner shipping agreement,
- tariffs,
- Trade Practices Act 1974,
- anti-trust laws,
- Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 (US),
- freight rates,
- inland shipping rates,
- individual service contract,
- loyalty contract,
- Australian Productivity Commission,
- agreement registration ...More
Abstract
In this paper, the authors examine the recent adoption of a liner shipping exemption in Singapore, as well as how liner conference exemptions are regulated by the United States, Singapore and Australia. The authors then proceed to discuss the Australian Productivity Commission's review of Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), the Australian government's response to the proposed amendments to the statutory regulation of liner shipping agreements, and the future for competition regulation of the liner industry.
A copy of the Competition (Block Exemption for Liner Shipping Agreements) Order 2006, as made by Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry, is attached at the end of the paper.