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.

THE Alliance Unveils Safety Net in Case of Bankruptcy

The five member lines of THE Alliance said that they will establish an independent trustee to manage funds to be used if one of the carriers suffers a bankruptcy.

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.

THE Alliance Unveils Services Network

The members of THE Alliance have revealed plans to deploy a fleet of more than 240 ships covering 31 services in the Asia/Europe, North Atlantic and Trans-Pacific trade lanes including the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf/Red Sea starting from April 2017.