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US charges Chinese container firms with pandemic price-fixing

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The US Department of Justice has charged seven Chinese executives and four major shipping container companies with conspiring to fix prices and restrict output. These companies collectively produce approximately 95% of the world's standard dry shipping containers. Prosecutors allege this cartel exploited the pandemic to inflate prices and cause delays for US consumers between November 2019 and January 2024. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a major government body against significant industry players. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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US charges Chinese container firms with pandemic price-fixing

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    US charges 7 Chinese executives and 4 shipping firms linked to container cartel

    ⁠The ⁠US has ⁠charged seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping container companies with conspiring to restrict supply, raising the price ‌of containers during the Covid-19 pandemic, Department of Justice officials said on Tuesday. The companies together m…

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