After continuing investigations by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO), a Norwegian-based global shipping company, has been charged with criminal cartel conduct, on 23 of August.
The charge regards alleged cartel conduct concerning the international shipping of certain vehicles to Australia between June 2011 and July 2012.
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The charge was laid by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution (CDPP) in the NSW District Registry of the Federal Court. The matter has been set down by the Court for a first mention on 29 August 2019.
This is the third prosecution involving an international shipping company engaging in alleged cartel conduct where criminal charges have been laid under the Competition and Consumer Act
ACCC Chair Rod Sims stated.
These charges come after convictions against Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), in August 2017 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K-Line) in August 2019 for cartel conduct in the same cartel WWO has allegedly participated in.
