Alphaliner: Battle Lines on East-West Routes Being Drawn

Although the new carrier alliances will only start operating from April 2017, battle lines on the main east-west routes are already being drawn, after the OCEAN Alliance and THE Alliance unveiled the respective service networks, according to Alphaliner.

Alphaliner: Classic Panamaxes Facing Their Demise

The opening of the long-awaited Expanded Panama Canal will inflict a severe blow to the classic panamax market, i.e. the fleet of 4,000- 5,300 teu vessels, according to Alphaliner, as they are phased out of service and sent for scrap.