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Fine to Japanese NYK for violation of the norms American antitrusts
the agreement with the department of Justice follows those of the companies "K" Line and CSAV
December 30, 2014
As already happened for the shipowning company Japanese Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Linens) and for that Compañía Chilean American South de Vapores (CSAV), also the Japanese company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has come to an agreement with the department of the American Justice for the payment of a fine for infraction to the American norms antitrust that is comminata in order to have agreed with other companies of navigation the modalities of effettuazione of services of marine transport of motors vehicle and truck from and for the United States, in particular through the port of Baltimora, and the relative rates.
If "K" Line and CSAV had accepted the payment of fines pairs respective to 67,7 million and 8,9 million dollars, NYK has agreed the deposit of an endorsement of 59,4 million dollars in order to have agreed, for a not inferior period to that comprised between the February 1997 and september 2012, the modalities and the rates for the transport of rotabili, between car and new of factory and used trucks, participating among other things to appropriate reunions in order to coordinate the participation to contests and the presentation of offers for the supply of rotabili marine services of transport and in order to make sure not to be in competition ones against the others regarding specific customers.
NYK has confirmed that until from start in September 2012 of the inquiry, that is still in course, the group and own branches they have cooperated totally to the investigations.
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As already happened for the shipowning company Japanese Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Linens) and for that Compañía Chilean American South de Vapores (CSAV), also the Japanese company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has come to an agreement with the department of the American Justice for the payment of a fine for infraction to the American norms antitrust that is comminata in order to have agreed with other companies of navigation the modalities of effettuazione of services of marine transport of motors vehicle and truck from and for the United States, in particular through the port of Baltimora, and the relative rates.
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