msc

Longer contract, longer trains

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 Hall in the West Midlands and one to Selby in North Yorkshire. All three trains will be extended to give ... [+]

Alliances could control four fifths of some trades, warns ESC

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 ... [+]

US regulator calls for P3 to be put under the microscope

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 ... [+]

P3 plans revealed

P3 plans revealed CMA CGM has revealed details of its planned P3 network that it plans to set up with its new partners Maersk and MSC. Claiming the most comprehensive network on the three main East West Trades, there will be 13 weekly services on the Asia-Europe/Mediterranean trades, five weekly Transatlanticservices ... [+]

P3 plans alarm shippers

Plans by Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM to form a new global shipping alliance have alarmed shippers' representatives. At a joint meeting in Brussels on 18 June, the European and Asian Shippers’ Councils expressed their deep concern at the P3 plans. They said that the cooperation should in no ... [+]

Global shipping lines join forces

Three of the world's major container shipping lines - CMA CGM, Maersk and MSC – are to join forces in a long-term operational alliance on East – West trades from next year. The P3 Network will operate a total vessel capacity of 2.6 million teu (initially 255 vessels on 29 ... [+]

New look for Zim services

ZIM will make some changes to its services between Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Eastern Med and North Europe, aimed at improving coverage, reliability and availability. The India Sub-Continent-Europe trade will be served on the INE service, serving Tilbury, Nhava Sheva and Mundra. The Med-North Europe trade will be served by two ... [+]

MSC to switch in Abu Dhabi

MSC is replacing Mina Zayed with Mina Khalifa as its  Abu Dhabi call onits dedicated feeder operations from Jebel Ali from 20 August. Trial calls at the new port have already yielded excellent results, says the shipping line and it first class infrastructure and services. [+]

Merger in South America

C are to merge their services between North Europe and East Coast South America into one operated with Panamax tonnage. It will call direct Santos, Paranagua, Navegantes, Santos, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador in Brazil, along with others on the north-west Continent. There is no direct UK call.   [+]

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