Why Commissioner Lidinsky voted ‘no’ to the P3 Network...

The Federal Maritime Commission’s Richard Lidinsky, outgunned in four-to-one vote, explains his fears after the P3 was waved through by the US regulator

28 March 2014 0:00 GMT Updated 28 March 2014 0:00 GMT

By Ian Lewis London

Richard Lidinsky was the sole dissenting voice in voting against the P3 Network.

He explained to TradeWinds why he voted against a development that he believes “changes the architecture of the liner industry”.

Lidinsky, now one of five commissioners on the board of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), explains that his principal objection involved allowing a combination of the top three shipping lines.

“It