Now forwarders hit by NZ cartel claims
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- Friday, 03 September 2010
The proceedings are separate to those the Commission has launched against airlines, alleging Commerce Act contraventions in relation to security and fuel charges.
The latest cases claim that anti-competitive agreements were made on the implementation and application of specific surcharges and fees on air freight forwarding services both to and within New Zealand.
The commission alleges that these had the effect – or possible effect – of controlling or maintaining the price of forwarding services, in breach of the Commerce Act.
Other investigations are under way in Europe and the United States.
Two forwarders approached the Commission prior to the court filing, offering to engage in settlement negotiations. Their application for leniency was granted, with the Commission saying neither of their New Zealand subsidiaries was implicated. Details of the arrangements have not yet been revealed.
