News / APL membership of G6 box shipping alliance expected to continue through 2016

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The G6 is likely to continue in its present form for at least another 12 months, despite the likely shake-up of the container shipping alliance structure in the wake of CMA CGM’s takeover of APL.

Competition authorities in the US, EU, China and other jurisdictions around the world are examining the likely commercial impact of the acquisition of the world’s 13th largest shipping line by the third-ranked, which is expected to take around six months. According to analyst Alphaliner, APL’s required ...