Several car-carrier operators have challenged an antitrust complaint filed by Chilean prosecutors.

Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica (CCNI), K Line and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have filed papers alleging that the January charges issued by Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) failed to provide clear descriptions of any alleged illegal behaviour by the companies.

As TradeWinds has reported previously, the FNE accused six operators of taking part in a customer-allocation scheme in which they competed only for new business in the ro-ro trade between Asia and Chile.