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New legislation would strip ocean carrier antitrust protections
The Biden administration is backing new legislation aimed at alleged out-of-control market power by foreign ocean carriers.
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DOJ expands scrutiny of possible supply-chain profiteers
The Biden administration plans to go after companies that may be using supply chain disruption to fix prices or overcharge customers.
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Maritime regulator signs first-ever competition agreement with Justice Department
The Federal Maritime Commission has partnered with the DOJ to pursue competition violations.
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FMC onboard for Biden’s ocean carrier ‘crackdown’
Biden’s executive order calls on the Justice Department to help regulators monitor pricing practices and anticompetition in the container shipping and rail sectors.
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US recovers $2.3M of ransom paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers
The Department of Justice seized most of the Bitcoin paid to the gang behind Colonial Pipeline cyberattack as the U.S. targets the “entire ransomware ecosystem.”
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Navistar pays $50M to settle military vehicle pricing fraud allegations
A whistleblower filed a complaint in 2013 alleging pricing fraud by Navistar Defense that its parent company settled with no admission of wrongdoing.
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Update: Regulators say CN-KCS merger would be scrutinized under newer rules
The Surface Transportation Board has decided that it would review a proposed merger between CN and Kansas City Southern under newer, stricter merger rules. The…
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Justice Department, CP and KCS spar over rail merger process
The U.S. Department of Justice raised concerns about how Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern are using a voting trust to facilitate their proposed merger.…
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Medically Necessary: The fake vaccine supply chain threatens the real thing
Criminals are trying to sell fake COVID-19 vaccines to desperate governments and citizens, threatening trust in the real health care supply chain.
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Biden readies critical supply chain review
The Biden administration review of critical supply chains is aimed at reducing reliance on China for equipment.
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