MSC is preparing its network for a standalone operation after its exits the 2M east-west vessel-sharing agreement with Maersk at the end of next year – although many in the industry believe the split will happen by mutual consent sooner than that. 

 

Sources cite increasingly acrimonious exchanges over vessel-blanking strategies and fierce competition for customers, along with differences over the status of hub ports within the alliance network. 

 

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https://theloadstar.com/as-its-fleet-grows-msc-maps-out-its-post-2m-standalone-network/ 

 

Mearsk has announced that their 2M Alliance with MSC will discontinue in January 2025. 

 

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https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2023/01/25/changes-to-2m-alliance?utm_source=salesforce_mc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=M_5D9731B5422DC_63D100923A19E&utm_term=M_5D9731B5422DC_63D100923A19E+https%3a%2f%2fwww.maersk.com%2fnews%2farticles%2f2023%2f01%2f25%2fchanges-to-2m-alliance&utm_content=4F0821723E426526B558CAA8F0D566E9DA066A2B0614654746FCB50054F1E015&utm_id=109508&sfmc_id=181065135