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G6 Alliance to Expand Cooperation to Asia-North America and Trans-Atlantic Routes

Members of the G6 Alliance said they will expand their cooperation to the Asia-North America West Coast and Trans-Atlantic trade lanes, in a press release. It said the agreement means that on the Asia-North America West Coast trade, each G6…

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Alliance member will be able to offer almost twice as many sailings as are currently offered separately by the New World Alliance and the Grand Alliance. The G6 Alliance plans to deploy about 76 ships across 12 services connecting 27 Asian and North America West Coast ports, it said, and about another 42 ships will be deployed across five services in the Trans-Atlantic trade lane. The new services are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2014, pending regulatory approval.