CERAME-UNIE SHARES THE EUROPEAN SHIPPERS COUNCIL’S CONCERNS ABOUT CURRENT DISRUPTION IN GLOBAL TRADE, DUE TO CONTAINER SHORTAGE

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16 April 2021

Press release

The Ceramic Industry is being affected by the unprecedented surge in freight transport prices and calls on the European Commission to ensure that EU producers continue to have access to fair and accessible shipping services.

 

On 25 March 2021, the European Commission met with representatives from the shipping industry to exchange views on the current crisis.

 

Cerame-Unie echoes the request addressed to the EU Commissioners for Competition and Transport by the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) as well as other EU and global associations, calling on the EC to take prompt action to increase transparency and supervise the collaboration between different operators in the shipping industry to ultimately redress the current imbalances and prevent similar situations from occurring again in the future.

 

Please consult the full joint statement in the link below:

 

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