The joint Mediterranean/U.S. East Coast weekly service of Italia di Navigazione, CMA-CGM and Evergreen Line will end in about one month’s time, as many of the Mediterranean/U.S. carriers regroup within new alliances.
CMA-CGM will withdraw its two ships from the trade and buy space on the vessels of another carrier group, a spokesman for the French carrier said. Negotiations are under way and CMA-CGM will remain in the trade, he said.
Italia, now owned by the D’Amico shipping group, will also pull its two ships from the 4-ship Italia/CMA-CGM service, and will instead buy slots on the transatlantic leg of Zim’s Mediterranean/U.S./Asia service.
Evergreen is also engaged in talks about the continuation of its service. Details of its new service will be announced shortly.
