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INTERNATIONAL WATERS

GLOBAL

ENTREPRENEURIAL update for all services for the major trade lanes will
be announced separately.
DEVELOPMENTS At the same time, MSC announced a slot exchange
cooperation with the Premier Alliance in Asia. From
February 2025 onwards, MSC will provide a unique
and holistic east/west solution for all customers
LINER SHIPPING: WHAT LIES AHEAD offering both Suez and the Cape of Good Hope
Ocean Network Express (ΟΝΕ), HMM, and Yang routing options.
Ming Marine Transportation announced that the The future standalone network will replace MSC’s
three companies will continue to cooperate closely current 2M VSA agreement with Maersk on East/
under the new alliance name Premier Alliance, effec- West trades. As of February 2025, MSC will provide
tive for five years from February 2025. This strate- an independent, competitive and complete network
gic and long-standing partnership enables ONE to for East/West trades including:
continue delivering reliable and flexible services with • 5 trades with 34 loops incorporat-
expanded global coverage, ensuring enhanced value ing 7 loops for Asia North Europe, 6
and seamless operations for customers. loops for Asia Mediterranean, 4 loops
The cooperation is comprised of mainline services for Asia North America West Coast,
across the major East-West Tradelines: Asia - North 6 loops for Asia North America East
America West Coast, Asia - North America East Coast, and 11 loops for the Transatlan-
Coast, Asia - Mediterranean, Asia - North Europe, tic Network.
and Asia - Middle East. • Optionality of weekly services via Suez
The 2025 Transpacific trade service products were with more than 1,900 direct port pairs
introduced earlier by ONE, in March 2024. As a con- or the Cape of Good Hope with more
tinuation of this announcement, a comprehensive than 1,800 direct port pairs.

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