EXCISE DUTIES, THE EU COURT REPRIMANDS ITALY
Italy has violated EU law by exempting from the payment of excise duty on the fuels of private pleasure boats, chartered and used by end users for non-commercial activities; the fact that the rental constitutes a commercial activity for those who make it available to others does not justify the tax exemption in question. (more…)
SHIPPING COMPANIES UNDER EXAMINATION USA
The Federal Maritime Commission plans to check nine of the largest container carriers, operating in U.S. markets, for practices of exercising oligopolistic market power to overload shippers with unjustified fees of detentions and demurrages.
PORTS AND MARITIME TRANSPORT, THE ROLE OF THE EU
The importance of the maritime sector was clearly highlighted by the Ever Given ship accident in the Suez Canal: a single event managed to shake up international trade for several days, triggering delays in deliveries and significant economic losses.