Three shipping alliances to control container shippingTuesday, 11 April 2017
A complete restructuring of the container shipping business is about to begin. New analysis of the vessel sharing agreements has revealed the scope of the changes that are going to hit the market, while highlighting again the cut back in routes, port calls and options for shippers. From April four alliances will become three as the brand new Ocean Alliance and The Alliance start operations and the 2M Alliance with its slot sharing partner Hyundai Merchant Marine rolls out its new service offerings.