FMC Extends Comment Period for P3 Shipping Agreement
The Federal Maritime Agreement will accept public comment until Nov. 29 on a proposed P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement, it said on Nov. 19. The agreement would be effective Dec. 8 if the process continues without interruption, said the FMC.…
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The proposed alliance would align the three largest container carriers, Maersk Line, CMA-CGM, and Mediterranean Shipping Company (see 13102314). FMC Commissioner William Doyle said in a statement he approved of the decision to extend the comment period. "It’s important to allow the shipping public and stakeholders the opportunity to comment on an alliance such as this that comprises the world’s three largest container ship carriers," he said (here).