U.S. Ocean Shipping Route Introduction From China
I. Shipping Alliances Logistics professionals should be familiar with the three major shipping alliances. To facilitate understanding of subsequent route knowledge, a brief overview is provided below. Pre-January 2025 Shipping Alliance Landscape 2M Alliance: Composed of two international shipping companies—Denmark’s Maersk (Maersk Line) and Switzerland’s Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). As one of the world’s largest shipping alliances, it covers routes across the globe, including Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. OA Alliance: A maritime alliance formed by CMA-CGM (CMA CGM Group), Cosco (COSCO Shipping Lines), Evergreen (Evergreen Marine), and OOCL (Orient Overseas Container Line). It dominates the transportation of cross-border e-commerce cargo for sea shipping from China to the U.S. West Coast, featuring precise routes, fast timeliness, and convenient container pick-up. THE Alliance: A shipping alliance consisting of Hapag Lloyd (Hapag-Lloyd), ONE Line (Ocean ...