Ocean spots and demand hold steady, but waves may be building
Container freight spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades showed moderate gains this week, ...
As the new alliance system beds in over the course of the next few weeks, shippers are facing a larger number of metrics when it comes to choosing their carriers.
Under the previous alliance set-up of three groupings – 2M, Ocean Alliance and THE Alliance – container line customers had three networks of broadly similar designs and service offerings. 2M boasted 2.3m teu capacity; the Ocean Alliance 4.59m teu; and THE Alliance 3.27m teu.
Under the new arrangement, the Ocean Alliance will ...
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