Conference Presentations
Publicado 2006-09-27
Palavras-chave
- liner shipping agreement,
- liner conference,
- consortium agreement,
- conference agreement,
- EU exemptions
- Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 (US),
- freight rates,
- exemption order,
- Trade Practices Act 1974,
- competition,
- economics ...Mais
Resumo
This paper contains the slides for Fallon's presentation about liner shipping agreements. Fallon discusses consortium and conference agreements, developments in various jurisdictions in relation to these agreements (looking at the EU, US, Australia, and Singapore), competition concerns, economic efficiency considerations, and the theory of the empty core (no stable equilibrium or agreement).