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​WWO criminal-cartel charge part of a global antitrust investigation, Australian watchdog says

By James Panichi ( August 23, 2019, 04:52 GMT | Insight) -- Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean is facing a criminal-cartel charge in Australia, less than three weeks after Japanese shipping line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha was hit with a record fine of $23.3 million over its role in a cartel involving the transportation of cars to Australia. In announcing the court action today, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said the prosecution of the Oslo-based shipping line was part of a global effort, with investigations and prosecutions underway in several other jurisdictions, including the US.Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean, or WWO, is facing a criminal-cartel charge in Australia, less than three weeks after Japanese shipping line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha was hit with a record fine of A$34.5 million ($23.3 million today) over its role in a cartel involving the transportation of cars to Australia....

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