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European manufacturers including Daimler, Volvo and Renault could be hit with fines surpassing the EU record 1.4 billion euro (U.S. $1.6 billion) penalty imposed in 2012 over television-tube price fixing, according to a report from the Financial Times.
United States GDP grew slightly more than initially expected in the first quarter of 2016, and durable goods orders ticked up in April, according to the most recent data from the Department of Commerce.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL and UASC issued general rate increases.
Meanwhile, the struggling South Korean ocean carrier said in a statement Sunday it expects to reach an agreement with ship owners regarding charter rate renegotiations “soon.”
The Baltic Exchange, which had revenues of just $8.8 million last year, is more of a market-information service these days, generating indexes so members can work out fair cargo transport prices, according to Bloomberg’s David Fickling and Andy Mukherjee.
The French ocean carrier reported it will pay 1.3 Singapore dollars (U.S. $0.94) for the Neptune Orient Lines’ shares it does not already own, control or has agreed to acquire.
The ocean carrier alliance, consisting of Maersk Line and MSC, will adjust its Asia-North Europe network, which includes five services.
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, which consists of 27 countries, said it will step up inspections in 2018 to ensure that vessels are burning low-sulfur fuel close to shore.
Industrial production in South Korea fell more than economists expected as weak exports and corporate restructuring of shipbuilders continue to hurt demand and business sentiment.