Cross-channel price-fixing investigation

Thursday, 04 Sep, 2003 0

Two companies raided by concerned EC officials

The ferry operator P&O and Eurotunnel are both being investigated over price-fixing, following a surprise raid by European Commission officials on the premises of both companies.

The Financial Times reports that the investigations were launched yesterday against a number of freight and ferry companies across Europe. The EC is reportedly concerned about price fixing on a number of routes.

The Commission told the newspaper that the raids were to uncover “illegal practices concerning fixing of prices and trade conditions for cross-Channel transport services and suspected market-sharing agreements in relation to the provision of ferry services to and from the UK”.

Eurotunnel told the Financial Times that it was operating in a “fiercely competitive market-place” and was “confident any investigation would demonstrate that”. P&O told the FT it was “co-operating fully with the commission”.



 



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