On July 10, Maersk Shipping announced that it would sign a ship sharing agreement (VSA) with mediterranean shipping company Limited (MSC) for a period of 10. The ship sharing protocol will be called 2M.
This ship sharing agreement will include 185 ships, with an estimated capacity of 265,438+million TEU, involving 2 routes1. Among them, 16 is related to Asia. On July 1 1, the owner of Maersk further told the reporter of 2 1 Century Business Herald that these 16 Asian routes all involved China.
Unlike P3, 2M has no independent entity jointly owned by * * *, and its market share is much smaller than P3, so this cooperation is not expected to face antitrust review. However, according to Maersk sources, 2M still needs to report to the Ministry of Communications of China and the Federal Maritime Commission of the United States, and also needs to conduct self-assessment in accordance with EU regulations.
According to the plan, Maersk Shipping will have 1 10 ships participating in the ship sharing agreement, with a designed capacity of about10.2 million TEUs (accounting for 55% of the total capacity). Mediterranean Shipping Company will have 75 ships participating in the ship sharing agreement, with a designed capacity of about 900,000 TEUs (accounting for 45% of the total capacity).
The new 2M alliance is expected to be put into operation at the beginning of 20 15.