More on the issues of mergers.
The rejection was technical, based on the fact that the three companies wanted to share information prior to a merger. The FMC claimed no jurisdiction in this case. After the merger, the alliance could be reconsidered and might be allowed to share data. I don’t feel it will ultimately affect the alliance plans.
Source: FMC Rejects Japanese Trio’s Shipping Agreement | World Maritime News
Posted in Logistics, Shipping, Strategy, Supply Chains
Tagged container shipping, Logistics, mergers, Shipping, supply chains
More mergers in ocean carrier ranks. Payback out of savings in 8 years. And what does this do to alliances? We’ll find out, won’t we?
Maersk has finalized its purchase of container shipping line Hamburg Süd from the Oetker Group after both boards approved a Sale and Purchase Agreement today.
Source: Maersk Line to Pay $4 Billion for Hamburg Süd – Supply Chain 24/7
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – “Organised chaos” – that’s how one carrier describes the Asia-Europe schedules of the Ocean and THE alliances, believing there’s very little hope of vessels hitting itineraries before June. The source, an alliance member, told The Loadstar the transition of ships and containers from previous schedules to their new alliance hubs […]
Source: New Shipping Alliances Bringing Chaos to Asia-Europe Tradelanes – gCaptain
Posted in Logistics, Shipping, Strategy, Supply Chains
Tagged alliances, big ships, container shipping, intermodal, mergers, ocean shipping, Shipping, supply chains
Fog is causing massive congestion at the Port of Shanghai. Over 100 ships are waiting to berth. Not fun. Will shippers stop using Shanghai?
Source: Shanghai port, world’s busiest, grapples with traffic congestion
Posted in Logistics, Ports, Shipping, Supply Chains, Sustainability
Tagged China, container shipping, infrastructure, intermodal, Logistics, ports, supply chains, sustainability
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