{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Conference Carrier Agreement","description":"In liner shipping, a conference carrier agreement arises when independent carriers on the same trade route collectively fix freight rates, allocate capacity, and standardize conditions of carriage. These cartel-like arrangements emerged in the nineteenth century and long enjoyed antitrust immunity in many jurisdictions, on the grounds that they ensured tariff stability and regular sailings for shippers. For freight forwarders they provided cost predictability; for competition authorities they re","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/conference-carrier-agreement","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T16:36:54.861905","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_conference","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/conference-carrier-agreement","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Conference Carrier Agreement · In liner shipping, a conference carrier agreement arises when independent carriers on the same trade route collectively fix freight rates, allocate capacity, and standardize conditions of carriage. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_conference"}