简要：中国交通部要求所有服务于中日航线的大陆班轮公司提交他们在此航线的运费报告。

HONG KONG 10 October - China's Ministry of Communications has called for

all mainland carriers operating on the China-Japan trade to hand in

reports outlining their freight rate charges on the route. In an

announcement posted on its website, the ministry gave the carriers until

Sunday to submit their minimum and maximum charges on the trade, and

ordered them to provide a list of surcharges imposed on exporters. No

specific shipping lines were named, but both Cosco and China Shipping,

the mainland's two largest carriers, are both active on the Sino-Japan

trade. The investigation is focusing on zero freight rates and secret

cash rebates that are apparently being offered by carriers on the route

between China and Japan. The ministry said any lines found to be using

the "market upsetting" strategy would face restrictions on some routes,

or even be barred from providing international services. The ministry

said the practice of offering services at lower than reasonable prices

would no longer be tolerated and it vowed to "solemnly investigate and

punish those involved in malpractice". A Hong Kong logistics executive

told Fairplay mainland lines were expanding so rapidly that they often

offered freight rates well below the market price to keep ship

utilization high. [Source: Lloyd's Register – Fairplay]