Abstract Purpose – Antitrust exemptions to shipping alliances in the liner shipping sector have prevailed for many years. This study aims to examine anti-competition of ocean shipping alliances from a legal perspective of the USA, the European Union (EU) and People’s Republic of China (PRC).Design/methodology/approach – Adopting the standard “doctrinal approach to legal research and a…
a.Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; b.Division of Business, Hong Kong Community College, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; c.Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; d.Department o…