Barcelona expected to be P3 ‘loser’
The P3 alliance may have a profound impact on how Spanish container ports develop in the near future.
Currently, each of its three components – Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC – make deepsea calls at Algeciras, Barcelona and Valencia. Maersk – through group member APM Terminals – uses Algeciras as one of its two West Mediterranean hubs (the other being at Tanger-Med), while MSC has its own terminal at Valencia, where it also makes use of Noatum Valencia.
Despite the fact that MSC has made it known that it would like major cost savings to be introduced at Valencia, it seems wedded to the port, at least in the short term, while Maersk is highly unlikely to quit Algeciras. Reports from Spain now suggest that Barcelona will be the port to lose out, retaining just two services operated by the new alliance, which will also call at Gioia Tauro, in Italy, Tánger-Med, in Morocco, and Sines, in Portugal. Source : portstrategy.
The P3 alliance may have a profound impact on how Spanish container ports develop in the near future.
Currently, each of its three components – Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC – make deepsea calls at Algeciras, Barcelona and Valencia. Maersk – through group member APM Terminals – uses Algeciras as one of its two West Mediterranean hubs (the other being at Tanger-Med), while MSC has its own terminal at Valencia, where it also makes use of Noatum Valencia.
Despite the fact that MSC has made it known that it would like major cost savings to be introduced at Valencia, it seems wedded to the port, at least in the short term, while Maersk is highly unlikely to quit Algeciras. Reports from Spain now suggest that Barcelona will be the port to lose out, retaining just two services operated by the new alliance, which will also call at Gioia Tauro, in Italy, Tánger-Med, in Morocco, and Sines, in Portugal. Source : portstrategy.