ZIM and MSC announce new cooperation in Transpacific trade
HAIFA / GENEVA : ZIM and MSC have signed a new agreement for six Asia to US East Coast and US Gulf Coast services, scheduled to commence in February 2025. The three-year agreement between
MSC’s market share now nearly 20%, Maersk under pressure
GENEVA : MSC now has a market share of nearly 20% in the container the shipping industry, an all-time high for any liner operator. According to Alphaliner, MSC has added at least 400,000 TEUs
MSC returns to Chinese shipyard with new order for 12 LNG-powered boxships
GENEVA : The latest shipbuilding cooperation between MSC and Zhoushan Changhong follows previous contracts for ten 11,400 TEU and ten 10,300 TEU LNG-powered containerships. What is more, the Chinese shipyard has officially entered the ultra-large dual-fuel containership construction
MSC achieves record market share in Container Shipping
GENEVA : MSC has reached an unprecedented market share of 19.8%, the highest ever recorded by a carrier, according to Alphaliner. The Geneva-based carrier has added about 400,000 TEU to its fleet this year,
Wärtsilä to transfer its manufacturing site in Trieste, Italy to shipping company MSC
VAASA: In July 2022, technology group Wärtsilä announced a plan to ramp down manufacturing in Trieste and to centralise its 4-stroke engine manufacturing in Europe to Vaasa, Finland. The production activities in Trieste have
MSC resumes Transpacific service
GENEVA : MSC has announced the reinstatement and improvement of Liberty service, a standalone product of MSC, aiming to provide additional capacity for the ongoing robust demand in the Transpacific market. As part of
Shifts in Container Rankings: ZIM surpasses Yang Ming, CMA CGM set to overtake Maersk
PARIS : MSC and ZIM Line are the fastest-growing mainline operators, according to the latest Alphaliner’s report. MSC’s fleet has now crossed the 6 million TEU mark, thanks to aggressive newbuilding orders and recent
MSC increases own-operated service share ahead of 2M termination : Sea-Intelligence
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