News / Maersk and MSC upgrade Asia-Europe sweeper to a weekly service

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The 2M Alliance has upgraded its fortnightly Asia-Europe sweeper service to weekly, as demand and freight rates continue to rise on the tradelane.

Dubbed The Griffin by MSC and simply “a sweeper” by Maersk, the inducement sailing was launched at the end of June to mitigate the impact of the temporary suspension of the AE2/Swan loop.

Both the 2M partners initially advised their customers that the service would only be maintained if there was sufficient support. But from the first sailing from Shanghai ...