The age of alliance domination of east-west box trades may be over
The market share of independent container shipping services on the major east-west deepsea trades has ...
AMZN: APPEAL UPDATEDSV: PRESSURE BUILDS AAPL: OPENAI FUNDING INTERESTCHRW: ANOTHER INSIDER CASHES INHLAG: GRI DISCLOSUREMAERSK: HOVERING AROUND FOUR-MONTH LOWSTSLA: CHINA COMPETITIONDHL: BOLT-ON DEAL TALKAMZN: NEW ZEALAND PROJECTDHL: SURCHARGE RISKKNIN: LEGAL RISKF: 'DEI' HURDLESPLD: RATING UPDATEXOM: DISPOSALS
AMZN: APPEAL UPDATEDSV: PRESSURE BUILDS AAPL: OPENAI FUNDING INTERESTCHRW: ANOTHER INSIDER CASHES INHLAG: GRI DISCLOSUREMAERSK: HOVERING AROUND FOUR-MONTH LOWSTSLA: CHINA COMPETITIONDHL: BOLT-ON DEAL TALKAMZN: NEW ZEALAND PROJECTDHL: SURCHARGE RISKKNIN: LEGAL RISKF: 'DEI' HURDLESPLD: RATING UPDATEXOM: DISPOSALS
According to Drewry: if the 2M vessel-sharing agreement between Maersk Line and MSC gets the green light, by the beginning of next year four alliances will control 98.5% of all effective capacity between Asia and Europe.
This, the transport consultant suggests in its Container Insight Weekly publication, will make it easier for ocean carriers to fine-tune capacity to meet seasonal fluctuations in demand.
Despite shipper angst over the power of the mega-alliances, Drewry argues that the bigger an alliance or consortium, the smoother the schedule disruption caused and the more alternative sailings there are to cater for roll-overs.
Shippers however, will no doubt await the proof of the pudding before resting easy on the benefits
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