MUMBAI : Global Shipping Alliances to face several major changes effective February 2025. Dissolution of the 2M Alliance The partnership between MSC and Maersk ends, which allowed the two largest carriers to streamline trade
COPENHAGEN : According to a recent Sea-Intelligence analysis, 2M has been the most constant maritime alliance in terms of schedule reliability between 2017 and 2024. The present three-alliance arrangement in container shipping has existed
COPENHAGEN : As the deadline for new container shipping alliances near, here’s a look back: overall, across the entire alliance life cycle of the current alliance structure so far (2017-2024), 2M was the most
SINGAPORE : With the container shipping alliance landscape expected to change in less than five months, it is worth examining the current dynamics of the alliances and how they are expected to evolve when
GENEVA : The world’s largest container shipping company MSC has announced its independent service network for East/West trades, which will be effective from February 2025, when the 2M Alliance of MSC and Maersk will
GENEVA : The 2M Alliance, which currently includes the top two shipping lines MSC and Maersk, is scheduled to conclude in February 2025. Following this, Maersk will join forces with Hapag-Lloyd to establish the
SANNA : Following the announcement of the dissolution of the 2M Alliance the division of services was rapid, but since the beginning of this year the collaboration has regained momentum with an increase in
BALTIMORE : The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being struck by the 10,000 TEU container vessel Dali, deployed on 2M Alliance’s Far East – US East Coast service. While Baltimore is not one
SINGAPORE : Maersk Line continues to lose ground to MSC with the highest number of ships idled at the moment while MSC is still taking on fresh charters and second-hand acquisitions, as the Swiss-Italian
By Mr. Gautham Krishnan The 2M Alliance between the Shipping- giants MSC and Maersk, announced earlier in the year about the disbanding of the alliance. Ever since then, the number of cancelled sailings on