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The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) described the proposed M2 vessel sharing agreement between MSC and Maersk on the East-West trades as “less worrying for shippers than the now cancelled P3 consortium between MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM. Ot pointed out, however, that the two carriers would have a market share of around 35% between Asia and Europe – a high enough threshold to be of interest to the competition authorities.
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has signed a ten-year vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with Maersk Line on the three main east-west trade lanes: Asia-Europe, Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic.
It will be known as 2M and will provide about 185 vessels operating 21 strings, with around 2.1 million teu total capacity.
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Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC have abandoned plans to set up a global P3 alliance after a shock announcement by China's ministry of commerce that it would not sanction the deal, on 17 June. The announcement comes as a blow to the three operators, who had expected Beijing to follow ...
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The P3 Network alliance between CMA CGM, MSC and Maersk Line has passed an important hurdle – approval by the European Commission. In the European Union (EU), the P3 Network – which had already got the green light from the Federal Maritime Commission in the US in March - was ...
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CMA CGM, Maersk Line and MSC say that they expect their P3 operational alliance to start in Autumn this year. In a statement published on 21 May, the lines said that they were continuing their close cooperation with competition and maritime authorities in Europe and Asia to address questions and ...
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CMA CGM, CSAV and MSC are to call at London Gateway as part of the revised North Europe to East Coast South America service. The route will be operated by eight 9,800teu ships and as well as London Gateway, also calls on the north Continent and then Itaguai, Santos, Paranagua, ...
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Tilbury's London Container Terminal has signed an agreement with MSC Geneva, Italian freight forwarder Zeta System and shipping operator BG Freight to launch a new UK East Coast feeder service. The weekly service which will call at Rotterdam, Tilbury Immingham, Felixstowe and Grangemouth, Scotland and is aimed especially at Italian ...
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GB Railfreight has confirmed a three-year extension to its contract with Mediterranean Shipping Company UK, until January 2017. The previous five-year contact was due to expire in February 2014. The rail firm will continue to run three daily services for MSC UK from the Port of Felixstowe: two to Hams ...
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The European Shippers' Council (ESC) said that the two major shipping alliances – the G6, which announced in early December that it will expand its cooperation to the transatlantic and Asia-North America West Coast and trade lanes and the planned P3 cooperation between Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM would have ...
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The Federal Maritime Commission , which regulates ocean transport in the US has joined other industry groups in calling for a careful scrutiny the proposed 'P3' alliance between Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM. FMC chairman, Mario Cordero, has called other regulators in the European Union and China, to join ...
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