Legal Issues

Tribunal overturns BAA airport sale order

Ryanair lashed out yesterday at the Competition Appeal Tribunal's order that the Competition Commission's decisions in its report of March 19th, 2009 relating to the common ownership of airports, be repealed. Sharon Gill reports ...

(Feb 26, 2010)

ITF tells Maersk: Here’s the evidence you wanted; now act

The ITF has now provided AP Moller-Maersk with further proof of its claims that one of the shipping line's Indian subcontractors has been getting away with violent attacks on its workers since April 2007.

(Feb 15, 2010)

EC serves Objections notice on Expeditors of Washington and Hong Kong

International freight forwarding and logistics company, Expeditors International of Washington, and its subsidiary Expeditors Hong Kong have received a Statement of Objections from the European Commission.

(Feb 12, 2010)

EU Commission confirms sending Objections notices to freight forwarders

The European Commission has confirmed that it has sent a Statement of Objections to a number of companies regarding their alleged participation in price-fixing cartels in the airfreight forwarding business. Sharon Gill reports ...

(Feb 11, 2010)

European Commission serves Statement of Objections on Panalpina

Panalpina has been served with a Statement of Objections by the European Commission, in respect of alleged anti-competitive activities in the freight forwarding industry.

(Feb 10, 2010)

NAC founder vindicated in court

A US District Court Judge has issued a preliminary injunction to National Air Cargo founder Christopher Alf, ending his ban on contracting with the US government and enabling him to immediately resume transportation contract work.

(Jan 4, 2010)

28 freight forwarders under investigation

The Italian competition commission is investigating 28 freight forwarders and the national forwarding association, Fedespedi, for alleged collusion on road freight pricing.

(Dec 11, 2009)

Panalpina begins settlement discussions with US DOJ

Panalpina's investigation in connection with alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) - mainly in Nigeria - is nearing completion.

(Dec 9, 2009)

4,000 petition against a night-flight ban in Frankfurt

The Prime Minister of Hesse, Roland Koch, has received 4,000 signatures expressing support for the retention of night flights at Frankfurt Airport.

(Nov 24, 2009)

US indicts Agility over PWC’s military contract dispute

The US Dept of Justice has obtained an indictment against Public Warehousing Co (PWC), alleging that the company defrauded the US government during the term of its contract to supply food to US troops in Kuwait and Iraq.

(Nov 19, 2009)