Drewry: New Alliance Networks-Winners and Losers

The Ocean Alliance has the most services at its disposal with a total of 40 loops spread across seven East-West trades, a comparison of new carrier alliances from shipping consultancy Drewry shows.

Six More Carriers to Start Calling at German Wilhelmshaven

Six more container shipping lines will start calling at Germany’s only deep water port, Wilhelmshaven, from April 2017, Bremen-based terminal operator EUROGATE informed.

Maersk Line, Hamburg Süd Enter East-West Slot Purchase Deal

Danish shipping giant Maersk Line and German container shipping line Hamburg Süd have reached a slot purchase agreement for Hamburg Süd’s volumes on the East-West trades to be shipped on vessels in the 2M network.

Alphaliner: 2M Deal Hurts HMM’s Chances of Growth

A ”strategic cooperation” agreement between Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and the 2M vessel sharing alliance comprising Maersk Line and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will limit the South Korean container carrier’s ability to grow in the future,

Report: HMM Plans to Control 5 Pct of Global Market Share by 2021

South Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) revealed its plans to take 5 percent of global market share by 2021 by means of various measures including its latest agreement to join the 2M network, local media reported.

Rotterdam to Reap Fruit from 2M’s Schedule Changes

The port of Rotterdam is set to benefit considerably from the new shipping scheduled recently released by the container shipping alliance 2M – formed by Maersk Line and MSC – for its Europe-Asia route.

Maersk Line Revamping Its Asia-North Europe Trade

Danish container shipping company Maersk Line is making improvements to its network between Asia and North Europe, the world’s largest trade lane, by deploying its large container vessels across its five Asia – North Europe services in the network.