Local business association welcomes massive fine

Five companies will share the enormous fine after a government investigation established that they had all worked together on prices and route schedules.

PIMEM said in a communique that they had been complaining about these sharp practices for many years. “Many of our members have seen their costs rise dramatically as a result of these unlawful activities by the major shipping companies,” PIMEM said in a communique released yesterday.

It is unclear whether or not the companies involved intend to appeal the fine which was imposed on Monday by the Spanish government.