News / MSC leads a standalone charge, but most carriers need their VSAs

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Ocean carriers are opting for more standalone services or slot-swop agreements, with capacity operated under vessel-sharing alliance agreements falling to a three-year low.

The independent charge is led by MSC, with its aggressive market share growth strategy and launch of a raft of new services.

According to a survey by Alphaliner, as of 1 January, 38.9% of global containership capacity was operated in conjunction with alliance partners – down from 40.9% in 2022 and 41.1% in 2021.

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