AgTC Meeting Focuses on Container Shortage
AgTC Meeting Focuses On Container Shortage
An emergency meeting of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) yesterday (April 21) made it clear that the container and vessel space shortage crisis is affecting every region and every agricultural product. The AgTC is now working with the “Wall Street Journal” to bring this crisis situation to the attention of the nation.
The AgTC notes that the European Union is ending its carriers’ antitrust immunity this fall, but U.S. carriers can still collectively set rates and surcharges, agree on vessel capacity and allocate ports among themselves.
Anyone wishing to talk to the “Wall Street Journal” reporter about the situation, on or off the record, can contact:
Peter Friedmann
AgTC Agriculture Transportation Coalition
1120 G Street, NW, Suite 1020
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-783-3333
Fax: 202-783-4422
ExecutiveDirector@agtrans.org
For more information, refer to the AgTC section of www.usmef.org. The latest communication from the coalition can be read there in full.
AgTC Meeting Focuses On Container Shortage
An emergency meeting of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) yesterday (April 21) made it clear that the container and vessel space shortage crisis is affecting every region and every agricultural product. The AgTC is now working with the “Wall Street Journal” to bring this crisis situation to the attention of the nation.
The AgTC notes that the European Union is ending its carriers’ antitrust immunity this fall, but U.S. carriers can still collectively set rates and surcharges, agree on vessel capacity and allocate ports among themselves.
Anyone wishing to talk to the “Wall Street Journal” reporter about the situation, on or off the record, can contact:
Peter Friedmann
AgTC Agriculture Transportation Coalition
1120 G Street, NW, Suite 1020
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-783-3333
Fax: 202-783-4422
ExecutiveDirector@agtrans.org
For more information, refer to the AgTC section of www.usmef.org. The latest communication from the coalition can be read there in full.