We advised APMTC regarding a consultancy related to the analysis in order to determine whether or not the proposed alternatives to solve the problem of appointments for short leg customers and direct exporters have contingencies from a competition law point of view. In this regard, we formulated a wide analysis over the alternatives and if this proposals could trigger some problems from an antitrust viewpoint. Particularly, our approach consisted in demonstrate the reasonability behind the alternatives.
Thus, support that the operational needs of the temporary storage business are totally different from those established for the customers of the port terminal. And, in consequence, objectively justified to establish a differentiated entry system. In other words, that they respond to other logics that are not shared with those who enter the terminal. In addition, we recommended to take into account that the establishment of this system does not affect or restrict the competition of any of the users of the services.
In the specific case, we must considered that there are objective factors that support the differentiation.
