Release date: 2014/07/11

     On July 10, maersk line announced and Mediterranean shipping co., LTD. (MSC) in Asia and Europe, across the Atlantic, over 10 years on the transpacific shipping (VSA) sharing agreement. Sharing agreement will be referred to as the 2 m of the ship. This will replace the maersk line on these routes all existing Shared protocols and space for purchase agreement.

     This ship sharing agreement will include 185 ships, are expected to reach 2.1 million TEU capacity, involving 21 routes. Cooperation is the whole purpose of Shared infrastructure (network). Maersk line and the Mediterranean shipping will be able to provide customers with a more stable and frequent services, to provide more direct flights and the affiliated more ports. A Shared agreement will through better ship loading capacity and scale economy of maersk line and the Mediterranean shipping route network efficiency.

     2 m ship before sharing agreement with P3 union are different in the following two important aspects: first, 2 m market share than P3 much smaller; Second, 2 m cooperation is purely vessel sharing agreement. 2 m no has the ability to execute jointly owned independent entity.

     This sharing agreement will through ascension ship loading capacity and improve the efficiency of the route network, scale economy achieve a lower cost of single box.

     This ship sharing agreement will provide more than two companies now operating services, more direct callings docking ports.

　  This ship sharing agreement including 185 ships, are expected to reach 2.1 million TEU capacity, involving 21 asia-europe, across the Atlantic (Europe - the east coast of the United States), across the Pacific (Asia - west coasts) course.

     This 21 routes include: Asia/Nordic: 6, Asia/Mediterranean: 4, Asia/America's west coast: 4, Asia/America's east coast: 2, northern Europe/the United States: 3, the Mediterranean/American: 2.

　  Maersk line will have 110 ships involved in ship sharing agreement, the design capacity of about 1.2 million TEU (55% of total capacity).

　  75 ships in the Mediterranean shipping vessel sharing agreement, design capacity is about 900000 TEU (account for 45% of the total capacity).

　  Sharing agreement in the ship will be made by the two companies each have (leasing), operations.

　  This ship sharing agreement does not involve joint and line operation of the ship. Each party will be including their cargo distribution, route planning, terminal operations such as the operation.

     This ship sharing agreement does not involve any business operations and responsibility. Each party will continue to be independent sales, pricing, marketing and customer service operations, etc.

　  A joint steering committee to monitor network every day.

　  his ship sharing agreement period for 10 years.

　  This ship sharing agreement is expected to begin in early 2015, the date is reported to the visual information and the relevant approval shall prevail.

     Maersk line's chief executive, shi SuoRen (Soren Skou) said, "I am very glad to be in this agreement and the Mediterranean shipping. We have the same desire, that is operating as efficient as possible. We will continue to be on the east-west routes to provide competitive and reliable, have a price advantage of the shipping service. To achieve this goal, we need to have the innovation spirit, and can reduce the cost, at the same time ensure that our products in network coverage, frequency and reliability will be able to keep the international first-class level. Our agreement with Mediterranean shipping enables us to achieve further on what routes."

     Maersk group chief executive, Mr Andersen (Nils s. Andersen) for Mediterranean company welcomed the agreement, he said: "over the past few years, maersk line through increasing customer relations, achieve competitive cost advantage, become a leading enterprise in shipping industry. This protocol enables maersk line to further provide customers with more quality services, reduce costs and carbon emissions. I believe that under the positive one, maersk line will be able to continue to find new ways to enhance the customer experience."