A shipping conference is an agreement among shipping companies operating liner services for the purpose of regulating and restraining competition. The need for a conference arises from the fact that the liner shipping market is characterised by an excess of tonnage. In such a situation unrestrained competition among shipping lines could lead to rate wars, to the detriment of the lines as well as shippers.
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