News / Alliance reshuffles could pave the way for new rate war on ex-India trades

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For westbound container trades out of India, the potential effects of extra capacity coming from new container shipping alliances could reverberate with greater commercial impact on North/West India-North Europe routes, as competition heightens, local market pundits believe.

But it all boils down to one critical question – are there enough vessels available for alliance members to provide scheduled weekly rotations as the longer transits around the Cape of Good Hope continue?

MSC and the CMA CGM-Hapag-Lloyd consortium have been the market share leaders ...