News / Asia-Europe rate war could return with launch of new alliances

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Could yet another rate war on the Asia-Europe westbound trade be round the corner, as the three alliances prepare for battle over market share next month?

According to data from Alphaliner, from 1 April, the 2M+HMM (including Hamburg Sud), the Ocean Alliance and THE Alliance will offer 17 weekly strings between Asia and North Europe – one more than currently provided by the current four alliances.

The analyst says total weekly capacity on the route will jump by 9.6%, with the biggest increase coming from the ...