News / A fresh look at how carrier alliances have shaken up Asia-Europe container trades

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With the new and rejigged east-west alliances now bedded in, liner consultancy SeaIntel has taken a fresh look at how the shake-up has impacted weekly capacity and port coverage on the Asia-Europe trades – given that services have declined as a consequence of the vessel sharing agreements.

According to SeaIntel data, the number of strings on the Asia-North Europe route has fallen from 26 to 21, while the number of services between Asia and the Mediterranean has been reduced from 17 ...