Shipping companies , which as we have previously noted are already enduring troubling times , potentially face further problems as Peru 's anti - trust agency , Indecopi has begun a sanctions process against 17 shipping companies it suspects of cheating on prices for years on goods moved between the country 's Callao port and Asia . Authorities could fine each company 10 % of its own company 's annual earnings if wrongdoing is confirmed . Indecopi is a public body with a remit to watch over competition and the free market, to promote intellectual property rights and to protect consumers. Shipping firms named as suspects include units to AP Moller - Maersk , Hapag Lloyd and American President Lines , owned by Neptune Cruise Lines . The suspected cartel would impacted hundreds of export companies operating in Peru and may have pushed up the cost of imports in the Andean Country .
Shipping companies , which as we have previously noted are already enduring troubling times , potentially face further problems as Peru 's anti - trust agency , Indecopi has begun a sanctions process against 17 shipping companies it suspects of cheating on prices for years on goods moved between the country 's Callao port and Asia . Authorities could fine each company 10 % of its own company 's annual earnings if wrongdoing is confirmed . Shipping firms named as suspects include units to AP Moller - Maersk , Hapag Lloyd and American President Lines , owned by Neptune Cruise Lines . The suspected cartel would impacted hundreds of export companies operating in Peru and may have pushed up the cost of imports in the Andean Country .