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Maersk unit fined in the US for overcharging

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMarch 11, 2016
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Two companies, including a Maersk subsidiary, have been forced to pay the US government a total of $3.66m in civil penalties for overcharging the Pentagon for shipments in and out of Afghanistan.

Farrell Lines and Damco USA, an American logistics subsidiary of Maersk, were found to have overstated the weights of shipments to the Central Asian state.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMarch 11, 2016
15 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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