
The battle between the three major container alliances is picking up speed. The alliance of Asian carriers CKYH - and soon E as well, as Taiwanese Evergreen wants to broaden its reach - has recently applied for permission from the US Federal Maritime Commission, FMC, to expand its network.
Cosco, K Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin want to expand their network, from primarily covering Asia - Europe to also including the Pacific and Transatlantic routes, which means the alliance will focus its operations even more on the major East-West trade lanes, except from the Pacific to the US East Coast, where neither Evergreen nor CKYH are active today.
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