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2M (Maersk and MSC) widen the cooperation with Israeli ZIM
Collaboration on the routes the Asia-USA (West Coast) and the Asia-Mediterranean Oriental
January 10, 2019
The shipowning alliance 2M, constituted from the first two companies of marine transport containerized Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has announced an agreement of cooperation strategic in order to widen the collaboration with the company of Israeli navigation ZIM, new understanding that will become operating from next March and is relative to the traffics between Asia and western coast of the United States and between Asia and the Mediterranean Oriental.
Relatively to the first route, the three companies will collaborate in the within of called service TP9 from Maersk and Maple from the MSC realized with seven portacontainer, of which three by 2M and four of the ZIM that calls the service ZIM Pacific Pollux (ZP9). Moreover a sharing of the cargo slots is agreed on the ships of service TP8 (Maersk)/Orient (MSC), called ZIM Pacific Procyon (ZP8) from the Israeli company, that it will continue to being operated from the 2M. The schedule of both services they will not endure variations.
Relatively to the Asia-Mediterranean connections, Maersk and MSC will grant to ZIM space of cargo on the portacontainer of services AE12 (Maersk)/Phoenix (MSC), called Sirius Line (ZAS) from ZIM, and AE15/Tiger, called Spica Line (ZMS) from ZIM, whose spins will remain unchanged.
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