SPANISH CASE
April 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLA GROUP of Spanish shipping lines have failed in their legal bid to overturn conditions imposed by their national government, for the right to ply routes from the mainland to island destinations. The European Court of Justice has ruled that Madrid acted legally by refusing to allow a market free-for-all in Spanish waters.The Asociación Profesional de Empresas Navieras de Líneas Regulares, (Analir), Isleña de Navegación SA, (Isnasa), Fletamientos de Baleares SA and the Unión Sindical Obrera, (USO), took the Spanish Council of State to court, ...
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