Maersk and MSC reduce port calls on Asia-Europe trade

Maersk and MSC are revamping the 2M Alliance’s Asia-Europe network with fewer port calls in a bid to improve schedule reliability and enable stable and reliable cargo deliveries to its customers.

The network changes see a reduction of eight port calls in the network while six extra vessels are added across the ten service strings with weekly deployed capacity remaining unchanged due to slower vessel speeds.

A statement from MSC noted: “We can only assume that container terminal congestion at the main ports of the trade will continue to worsen, leading us to anticipate and incorporate longer time buffers in the schedule, in terms of port stays and speed at sea.”