Competition law and shipping
Subtitle: the EMLO guide to EU competition law in the shipping and port industries
By: editor, Philip Wareham ; assistant editor, Vincent Power
Publisher: Cameron May
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781907174025
Description: "This is the first book to focus specifically on the impact of EU competition law on the shipping industry since the industry became subject to the full weight of competition law and lost immunity for liner conferences in October 2008. It contains a detailed critique of the European Commission's guidelines on the application of Article 81 of the EC Treaty to maritime transport services, dealing with such issues as the jurisdictional reach of EU law, the rules to be applied in defining the relevant product or geographical markets, the legality of information sharing agreements between competitors and the correct analysis to be applied to pooling agreements in the tramp shipping sector. However, the book is not limited to the maritime guidelines but examines a broad range of competition law issues affecting affecting all sectors of the maritime industry, including ports"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.