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Gemini Cooperation partners Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd plan to deliver massively improved schedule reliability levels of 95% after they launch next year, but they will likely face challenges in attempting to do so. The Gemini Cooperation partners believe that if they can
Research by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has found that the Red Sea disruption has increased costs and created delays for over half of British importing manufacturers and retailers (53%), with over 55% of exporters also experiencing increased costs
Despite assumptions that OCEAN Alliance members might decide their current setup is not fit for purpose and split to form a new partnership, they took the market by surprise by extending operational cooperation for at least another five years. CMA CGM,
The current Red Sea instability has shifted the market balance – albeit temporarily – in the carriers’ favour, but it also raises questions about the binary balance of power between carriers and shippers. This disruption is different from those preceding it,
After announcing the end of the 2M alliance Maersk is joining with Hapag-Lloyd to form The Gemini Cooperation, in a move that will shake up the East-West container shipping market. Since announcing the breakup of its 2M Alliance with MSC in
Two weeks after sea freight spot rates from Asia to Europe started to peak and after the scramble for capacity ahead of Lunar New Year subsided, it seems that the US trade lane from Asia may be following suit. Two weeks
With the European Union’s surprise decision to end container shipping lines’ exemption from competition law in April next year, and imposing carbon taxes on them from January, European container shipping may have a challenging 2024. The abolition of the Consortia Block
Carriers have already been announcing additional blanked sailings in the weeks after the Golden Week holiday, suggesting that demand is expected to decrease in the weeks that would typically be in the peak season. The percentage of industry-wide blanked capacity
Sea freight spot rates ex-Asia to both North Europe and the Mediterranean have fallen again, prompting carriers into last-minute cancelled sailings, while they are being hit by a huge spike in fuel costs. Container shipping lines across the three alliances
Carriers have already been announcing additional blanked sailings in the weeks after the Golden Week holiday, suggesting that demand is expected to decrease in the weeks that would typically be in the Asia to Europe peak season. The latest Drewry
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