Major carriers carving out designer networks to avoid competing on routes

Container shipping alliances are increasingly carving out distinct network niches, rather than competing head-to-head on the same port pairs, according to new analysis from Sea-Intelligence. It examined direct port-pair connections operated in July by the Gemini Cooperation, MSC, and the Ocean and Premier alliances; MSC is not formally part of an alliance but was included because of the scale of its standalone network. The consultant found 54% of the port-pair connections offered ... The post Major carriers carving out designer networks to avoid competing on routes appeared first on The Loadstar .