GEMINI Cooperation, Premier Alliance and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have all unveiled their 2025 networks, reports London's Port Technology International.

OCEAN Alliance has yet to declare the 2025 network, and considering that the alliance structure remains constant, but Sea-Intelligence expects little change in his arrangement.
Sea-Intelligence clarified that the term 'distinct' implies that a single port-pair, even if available on several services, is counted just once.
Said Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy: "It is not surprising to see Gemini offer far fewer direct port-port pairs, as this is a direct result of a deliberate network design strategy by the alliance, with their greater focus on shuttles.
"On Asia-Europe, MSC clearly will be offering the most direct port-port combinations, followed by OCEAN Alliance, and Premier Alliance. On Asia-North America, MSC and OCEAN Alliance both offer the same level of direct connectivity, however, Ocean Alliance has a higher call frequency on the port pairs they offer.
"From a shipper perspective, Asia-Europe has some very different service concepts to choose from, with MSC offering three and a half times more direct connections than Gemini. On Asia-North America, there is a high level of competitive pressure from MSC and OCEAN Alliance in offering direct connections, while Gemini is following an entirely different strategy."
The Danish research firm also analysed the level of competition across the ports served directly.
On both trades, a single alliance offers half of the direct port pairs, providing that alliance with a distinct product.
In contrast, all alliances offer 5-14 per cent of direct port pairs, putting substantial competitive pressure on those ports.
Recently, Sea-Intelligence found that capacity changes on the Asia-North Europe trade route have become highly volatile, with a significant increase in the variability of vessel capacity over the past decade.

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