The US DoJ secures a second plea deal with a member of the international shipping cartel for roll-on, roll-off cargo (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha)

Peterson Rumin, Lisa

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26 Sep 2014

The US DoJ secures a second plea deal with a member of the international shipping cartel for roll-on, roll-off cargo (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha)

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US DoJ, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Criminal No. 1:14-cr-00449-GLR, 26 September 2014

On September 26, 2014 Japanese transportation company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) agreed to plead guilty to price fixing, bid rigging and allocating customers for international ocean shipping services for “roll-on, roll-off” cargo. K-Line will be fined $67.7 million.

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Lisa Peterson Rumin
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington)

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Lisa Peterson Rumin, The US DoJ secures a second plea deal with a member of the international shipping cartel for roll-on, roll-off cargo (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha), 26 September 2014, e-Competitions Transport (maritime), Art. N° 93066

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