News / Maersk lays out integrator plan: no new alliance, post 2M

Maersk has said that being a member of a vessel-sharing alliance (VSA) was “not compatible” with its global integrator aspirations.

And it sees the break-up of the 2M Alliance as “simply a transition from three to four networks”, as both MSC and Maersk decide to operate standalone services on east-west trades.

Taking questions during the company’s full-year and Q4 results presentation yesterday, CEO Vincent Clerc said he did not expect the end of the 2M VSA to induce a “role of musical ...