News / Carrier 'marriages' spark fears among rival carriers of being 'left on the shelf'

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The planned operational marriage between the world’s top-three ocean carriers and the extended co-operation between the G6 members have got singleton liner rivals in a spin, scared they will be left on the shelf to compete against the mega-alliances’ vastly better economies of scale.

Moreover, as regulatory hurdles look set to be overcome by the P3 and the G6 groupings – providing for a green light for their plans for the second half of the year – both Cosco and CSCL ...