CEG is one of the leading advisors on competition and regulatory issues across the transport sector. Our particular areas of expertise include market definition, competition assessments, analysis of alleged anti-competitive pricing, access arrangements, regulatory design and overall regulatory reform.

Representative cases on which CEG economists have recently advised include:

• United Airlines / US Airways merger:  Client: United Airlines
• Expert analysis of the competitive effects of a merger between Toll Holdings (road transport) Patrick Corporation (freight forwarding, rail and port operator).  Client: Phillips Fox engaged by the ACCC.
• Advice in relation to predatory pricing action brought by the ACCC against QANTAS.  Client:  Blake Dawson Waldron (for QANTAS). 
• Review of Commission Block Exemption on IATA interlining.  Client: IATA
• Advice on pricing structure and strategy for air navigation services.  Client: Airservices Australia
• ACCC review of IATA Conferences (tariffs). Client: IATA
• Advised on economic aspects arising in the preparation of an access undertaking for the New South Wales rail network.  Issues arising include: pricing principles under a negotiate and arbitrate' framework, asset valuation, efficient costs, capacity allocation and trading, and cost of capital.  Client Rail Infrastructure Corporation.
• Advice on the experience with "light-handed" regulation of Australian Airports.  Client confidential.
• Advised on Singapore Competition Commission Block Exemption on Maritime Transport.  Client: Singapore Competition Commission
• Advised on Commission review of Regulation 4056 / 86.  Client: European Liner Affairs Association (major lines)
• Advice on the pricing of aviation rescue and fire fighting services:  Client Airservices Australia
• Advice on the appropriate hurdle rates of return to be applied when selecting assessing competing investments in rail track related infrastructure.  Client: Rail Access Corporation.
• Expert reports on the cost of capital for coal port infrastructure: Client: Babcock and Brown Infrastructure.
• Advice on the cost of capital for rail access providers:  Client Babcock and Brown Infrastructure.
• Regulatory cost modelling for port infrastructure: Client:  Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal.