How ocean alliances have shaped the shipping industry

 

When one of the World's largest cargo vessel Mv Poseidon sailed through the Likoni channel in the Indian Ocean waters of Mombasa on Feb 26, 2015. [File, Standard]

In February 2025, one of the most formidable ocean alliances between the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk will come to an end.

The alliance was mooted in 2015, and has seen both liners benefit from...