According to the latest weekly report from Alphaliner, Maersk has surpassed CMA CGM and COSCO as the largest tonnage operator on the transpacific. MSC and Maersk, 2M partners, were the fastest expanding carriers in the Asia-North America container tradelane survey, with both lines establishing many solo loops not as part of their alliance deal. The poll also revealed that the three major alliances’ combined market share on the transpacific has declined from 82.2 percent to 67.7 percent as a result of global carriers’ decisions to begin solo services and the introduction of many new niche carriers into the burgeoning tradelane.
Copenhagen-based Sea-Intelligence has also been looking at the transpacific trades recently noting the regular influx of smaller vessels over the past year. On the Asia-North America west coast route, Sea-Intelligence saw a considerable decrease from a pre-Covid baseline of 6,000 to 6,500 teu to just under 4,500 teu in 2022. The same was the case on Asia-North America east coast, with the figure dropping from a 2020 baseline of 7,500 to 8,000 teu to just over 6,000 teu in 2022.
