News / MSC says it will continue direct services to Boston and Philadelphia outside the 2M

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Weeks after receiving clearance from the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on its east-west trades 2M vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with Maersk Line, MSC has announced that it will also independently provide direct services between North Europe and the US east coast ports of Boston and Philadelphia.

Many shippers have complained that they were not consulted in the scheduling decision process of the 2M, being handed a fait accompli of service frequency and port calls, Now they say the move by ...