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Two US companies have filed class-action lawsuits against a group of container manufacturers accused by American prosecutors of conspiring to restrict output and fix prices in the global dry container market. The lawsuits, filed separately by manufacturer CA Spalding Company and shipping company Daybreak Express earlier this month, seek monetary damages and follow closely on the heels of a US Department of Justice indictment unveiled in late May. Both suits name Singamas, China International Marine Containers (CIMC), CXIC Group Containers and several executives, including Singamas boss SS Teo, alleging they participated in a long-running scheme to manipulate prices in the dry container sector. CA Spalding, a supplier of components to the aerospace, automotive and other industrial sectors, claims the alleged conspiracy forced it to pay inflated shipping costs by artificially increasing container prices. The company is seeking multiple damages under US antitrust laws. The civil actions stem from allegations by the US Department of Justice that the container manufacturers, which together account for around 95% of global standard dry container production, coordinated output restriction