Port call shuffle at Nhava Sheva, while ex-India rates keep rising
Ocean service network changes, ostensibly prompted by the upcoming Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, ...
Rival carriers offering direct port calls by mainline vessels will look to use the unproven ’hub & spoke’ network strategy of the forthcoming Gemini Cooperation alliance to their advantage.
In North Europe, the Gemini hubs will be at Rotterdam and the German ports of Wilhelmshaven and Bremerhaven, with all other gateways served via dedicated shuttle or feeder services – although the UK ports of Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway are all expected to receive direct calls.
But other ports accustomed to serving ...
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