MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk have mutually agreed to terminate, effective in January 2025, the present 2M alliance, the companies have announced in a joint press release.
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Maersk and MSC to discontinue 2M alliance in 2025

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the development of a new MSC Air Cargo solution. The company says the move is a response to customer demand, and shall complement its container shipping solutions.

MSC launches its own air cargo service

With the goal of making the port a gateway to North-West Europe, MSC's terminal division has announced a €700 million investment drive into the two container terminals at Le Havre, France. The investment will prepare the port for processing the world's biggest cargo ships.

MSC expands Le Havre container terminals to process world’s largest cargo ships

Amid the driver shortage, road transport bottlenecks in Europe and the driver to cut emissions, more companies are looking into the possibilities of intermodal transportation. Earlier this week, shipping company MSC announced the extension of its Medway railway company in Belgium, while CargoBeamer recently opened its new rail connection between Cologne and Sète.

Rail freight: MSC Medway launches in Belgium; CargoBeamer opens Cologne-Sète line

Global liner shipping companies' schedules reliability reached a new low at the end of last year, according to market researcher Sea-Intelligence, who analysed the performance of 14 carriers in December. The results show the schedule reliability of 32.0% was 1.2% lower in December 2021 than the previous month; 12.5% lower than in 2020, and the lowest since measurements began in 2011.

Container shipping liners’ schedule reliability hits new low

The current shipping fleet leader, Maersk, is feeling the breath of MSC behind its neck, according to the latest data from the consulting company Alphaliner. The competitors are only one container ship apart.

Data suggests a change in shipping fleet leader may be just around the corner

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has ordered two container ships of 16,000 TEUs each. Including the earlier spring order, that’s now eight ships that will join the Owner’s fleet. MSC is beginning to be hot on the heels of the market leader Maersk, which currently has the greatest potential when it comes to <a href="https://trans.info/en/search?q=sea+transport" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sea transport</a>.