Hong Kong Competition Commission issues block exemption order for the liner shipping industry
On 8 August 2017 the Hong Kong Competition Commission issued its first block exemption order since the coming into force of the Competition Ordinance in December 2015. The order provides a block exemption for vessel sharing agreements between liner shipping companies. This article considers the scope of the order and its implications for the liner shipping industry and other sectors more generally in Hong Kong.
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