Matson Sues to Remove MSP Subsidies for APL’s Guam Service
2018-11-30 05:00

Matson Sues to Remove MSP Subsidies for APL’s Guam Service

by Patrick Fach-Pedersen
Matson Sues to Remove MSP Subsidies for APL’s Guam Service

” Hawaii-based carrier Matson has filed a federal suit in an effort to reverse Maritime Security Program enrollment for two vessels operated by its competitor APL, a subsidiary of French ocean carrier CMA CGM. Several years ago, MARAD approved APL’s request to replace two existing subsidized ships on the MSP list with the feeders APL Guam and APL Saipan, which would be repositioned to serve Guam and Saipan.” To learn more, see the original story at Maritime Executive.


Source: Maritime Executive (JB)

Source: Maritime Executive