DP World asks court to halt antitrust probe at Mumbai port
Dubai's global port operator says India's competition commission is seeking excessive information
New Delhi — Dubai’s global port operator DP World has asked an Indian court to halt an investigation into alleged antitrust violations at the country’s largest container port in Mumbai, saying the regulator is seeking excessive information, a court document shows. The Competition Commission of India said in 2018 it suspected antitrust violations by DP World and Denmark’s AP Moller-Maersk at the terminals they operate at the state-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. The commission's investigation followed a complaint by Singapore’s PSA International, which alleged that Maersk and DP World businesses created barriers to hinder the growth of PSA’s terminal by colluding on certain charges they levy at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. In December, a Mumbai high court declined a DP World plea to quash the investigation. Last week, DP World again approached the court to halt the probe, according to a court filing dated February 28. The commission's investigation unit had on February 21 issued a...
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