On June 24, 2026, Atlantic Coast Container, Inc., which Cotchett Pitre McCarthy, LLP (CPM) proudly represents, filed the first antitrust class action complaint on behalf of a proposed class of direct purchaser plaintiffs against (1) China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. and CIMC USA, Inc. (CIMC), (2) Shanghai Universal Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd. a/k/a Dong Fang International Containers (Dong Fang), (3) CXIC Group Containers Co. Ltd. (CXIC), and (4) Singamas Container Holdings Ltd. (Singamas) for allegedly conspiring to restrict the output and fix the prices of standard dry shipping containers in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. CPM filed the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
This civil complaint follows the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice’s unsealing of an indictment last month charging the four above-referenced shipping container manufacturers with participating in a cartel that restricted the output and fixed the prices of standard dry shipping containers from November 2019 through January 2024.
If you or your business directly purchased standard dry shipping containers from CIMC, Dong Fang, CXIC, or Singamas between November 2019 and January 2024, you and/or your company may have potential claims as a prospective class member. Please contact CPM to speak to an experienced antitrust attorney about your potential claims.
