Both 2M Alliance partners have rescheduled some of their Asia/Europe and Transpacific schedules for February due to the Chinese New Year starting on February 5th, when the year of the Pig is taking off.
Chinese year of the pig rescheduling
Two departures from Northern Europe in weeks six till eight, along with one sailing to the Mediterranean will be cancelled. Nevertheless the initiative of the mega carriers will not be copied by the Ocean and THE Alliance partners which both continue to apply their policy informing their customers on a “need to know” basis.
Market analysis has proven that contradictory announcements in respect of the reactivation timing of loops by Cosco and CMA CGM in the past resulted in a loss of market share. Rumours go that MSC has no ambitions to make the same mistake.
Backhaul sailings after February
Decisions of the Swiss mega carrier in December about communicating in respect of the earlier then foreseen re-instalment of their AE2/Swan services was highly rewarded by a high market response.
Maersk and MSC informed shippers to Asia from the US and Europe that withdrawn
