Opinion: Maersk and MSC heading for direct confrontation over customers

Ahead of the 2M alliance’s final termination in 2025, Maersk and MSC will probably try to steal customers from each other, writes analyst Lars Jensen.
Lars Jensen is a shipping analyst and founder of consultancy Vespucci Maritime. In the future, he will write two opinion pieces for ShippingWatch a month. | Photo: Magnus Møller
Lars Jensen is a shipping analyst and founder of consultancy Vespucci Maritime. In the future, he will write two opinion pieces for ShippingWatch a month. | Photo: Magnus Møller
by lars jensen, shipping analyst and founder of vespucci maritime

The break-up of the 2M alliance will alter the competitive landscape on the major deep-sea trades, the only question is: How?

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