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Maersk Line and MSC will reorganize the routes Asia - North Europe
The overlap of ports of call and the number of direct ports of call will be reduced and will have slackened speed of the ships
May 30, 2016
Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company, respective before and second company of navigation of the world-wide market of the line services that they cooperate from on January 10, 2015 in the within of vessel sharing agreement of the duration the 10-year-old called "2M" that it covers all the marine traffics East-West of the two carriers, have announced today a reorganization of the lines that connect Asia with the Europe North, that they are the routes more sold of the Network of the alliance 2M.
The two companies have explained that with the restructure of the services Europe Asia-North, that will become operating in the course of the third trimester of this year, will be reduced the overlap of ports of call to ports touched from different lines, with the scope to cut the number of directed ports of call, the reliability of the schedule will have slackened speed of the ships increasing and - they have assured Maersk Line and MSC - will be maintained transit Time competitive.
In particular, ulteriorly the services with Germany and Holland with the reduction until four days of transit Time westbound of the lines with the ports of Bremerhaven and Rotterdam will be improved, while transit the Time of the route eastbound Rotterdam-Shanghai will be diminished of five days.
MSC has specified that the hub harbour strategic of Antwerp moreover will be included in four of the five operated spins (Albatrosses, Shogun eastbound, Lion and Swan westbound).
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Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company, respective before and second company of navigation of the world-wide market of the line services that they cooperate from on January 10, 2015 in the within of vessel sharing agreement of the duration the 10-year-old called "2M" that it covers all the marine traffics East-West of the two carriers, have announced today a reorganization of the lines that connect Asia with the Europe North, that they are the routes more sold of the Network of the alliance 2M.
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