News / Shipper customers kick back at 2M Alliance plan to put their cargo on HMM ships

News that their cargo may be loaded onto Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) vessels has angered customers of the 2M Alliance.

Shippers expressed concern after the announcement of a strategic cooperation agreement to commence in April, with 2M partners Maersk and MSC taking over charter and operation of a number of the South Korean carrier’s ships, with HMM as a slot charterer on Asia-Europe and Asia-US east coast routes.

Now, Maersk Line and MSC have been obliged to give assurances to customers that cargo will only be loaded onto ...