News / 2M takes advantage of lull in competition to revamp services for faster transit times

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Faster transit times and improved reliability will be the key battlegrounds for alliances on the Asia-Europe trades when the four groupings become three next April.

According to Drewry, last week’s Asia-North Europe network redesign by 2M partners MSC and Maersk was focused on these two key elements.

“The reductions in transit times were not huge, but it is clear that shippers can expect to see carriers and alliances putting speed and reliability at the forefront of their sales pitches,” it said.

It added that ...