MSC revamps east-west network as alliance strategies on blanking vary
As container lines try to manage capacity in the face of wild swings in short-term ...
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The eastbound transpacific trades are set to see a surge of blanked sailings over the next months, as carriers adjust capacity to meet the wild fluctuations in demand since the introduction of President Trump’s tariff “policy”.
According to analysts at Sea-Intelligence Consulting, the number of weekly blanked sailings on the transpacific from Asia into the US west coast will hit a high next week, 28 April to 3 May, of 10 services set to be blanked – equating to the withdrawal ...
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