Maersk and MSC try to repropose the constitution of the greatest shipowning alliance of the field of line without CMA CGM



The P3 loses a partner and becomes 2M. Set aside the French CMA CGM, than - second allegated how much unofficially - it is however ready to re-enter to take part once of the great shipowning alliance that the conditions will allow it, the others two partner of the dissolved P3 alliance Network, the Danish Maersk Line and the Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), have announced today the decision to constitute a new Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) of the relative duration ten-year-old to the Asia-Europe routes, to those ocean-going liners and transpacifiche with the objective to start of the operating activity to beginning 2015.

The P3 Network, that it had the same scope of the new 2M, before to become operating is torpedoed last month by the failure of the shipowning alliance decided from the Chinese government in fact decreeing of its issolution that in fact is ready announced by the three companies, that they are the first three world-wide carriers in the segment of the line transport ( on 17 June 2014).

Now the first two world-wide companies of the containerized marine transport, respective the Maersk Line and the MSC, try again to us communicating to have agreed a VSA that will succeed to all currently in existence the Vessel Sharing Agreement and to the agreements of acquisition of slot between the two societies and relative to the routes East-West that are object also of the new understanding.

Maersk Line and MSC have kept on the safe side holding to specify that, "with the exception of the P3, this agreement of cooperation VSA will have a more contained total market share and will operate exclusively as a Vessel Sharing Agreement without some independent independent organization that manages this Network with directive powers".

The activity of the new 2M will regard about 185 ships of the two companies for a total cargo ability pairs to 2,1 million teu employees in 21 services, while the P3 would have put in field 255 ships for a total of 2,6 million teu in 29 services. Maersk Line will contribute with about 110 ships for a nominal ability pairs to 1,2 million teu, while MSC will participate with about 75 ships for a nominal ability pairs to 900 thousand teu.

In particular, on the Asia-Europe routes the 2M it will realize six services, on that Asia-Mediterranean four services, the director Asia - western coast of the USA four services, on that Asia - coast oriental of the USA two services, on the routes ocean-going liners Nord Europe - the USA three services and on that Mediterranean - the USA two services.

Maersk and MSC have specified that portacontainer the employees in the Vessel Sharing Agreement will continue to being managed independently from the two companies, than the VSA will not include combined marine activities as stowages, harbour planning of the travels and operations, and that it will not comprise some engagement or responsibility of commercial character. The management of the Network of the Vessel Sharing Agreement - Maersk and MSC have explained - will be monitored day by day by a combined coordinating committee.