A copy of the letter can be viewed here.  Members and those they trade with need to be aware of consequences of not adhering and should review their own competition compliance policy.  

Impact of industrial action: You may have seen reports that up to 100,000 civil service members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will be going on strike on Wednesday 1 February 2021. HMRC members will not be taking part but the industrial action will include UK-based Home Office members, including Border Force staff.  The

Vincent Clerc and Soren Toft state that the decision was by mutual agreement. A joint statement said: “MSC and Maersk recognise that much has changed since the two companies signed the 10-year agreement in 2015. Discontinuing the 2M Alliance paves the way for both companies to continue to pursue their individual strategies.” According to the

However, BIFA Director General, Steve Parker, says that whilst it will be encouraging its members that are operational in the deep-sea container market to read the proposal document, and share their responses; it hopes that they haven’t been presented with a fait accompli. Parker says: “BIFA was somewhat surprised that as part of the announcement,