Shippers furious as carriers dig in

摘要

Shippers are accusing box carriers of dragging theirfeet on setting up new terms and conditions of business and pricing. This delay is taking place despite the proposed dissolution of liner conferences in Europe, complained Dick van den Broek Humphrey, chairman of the European Shippers' Council."We are looking forward to huge change, but as far as we can see, there's little evidence of the entrepreneurial spirit we had expected," he told Shipper Forum 2007 in Lisbon last week.