Oslo - With the 2M Alliance between the two largest shipping lines, MSC and (1st) and Maersk (2nd), coming to an end in February 2025, and with Maersk then joining Hapag-Lloyd to form the Gemini Cooperation, MSC, it seems, is already shifting their focus onto their own-operated services. MSC have been growing capacity market share for their stand-alone services (services offered outside the 2M alliance) on the Transpacific and Asia-Europe trades.

Figure 1 shows the share of Asia-North Europe capacity (3w avg.) offered by MSC on their stand-alone services, against those of . . .