Maersk, the first shipping line to recognise the Port of Tacoma's significance to the US-Asia route over two decades ago is ceasing its service to the port from May next year, due to falling container volumes.
The move to consolidate routes has come about from a recently announced vessel sharing deal agreement between the two giants, Maersk and CMA CGM. This means that the two companies will sell each other's space, decreasing the need for the lines to run in parallel in certain areas.
This capacity sharing includes the Pacific Northwest route from Asia: instead of the Tacoma stop by Maersk, CMA CGM vessels will call at Seattle’s Terminal 18.
The axing of port calls by Maersk will reduce Tacoma’s annual container volume of 1.85m teu by around 8% to 10%. There is no indication of how many jobs may be on the line as yet.
The move to consolidate routes has come about from a recently announced vessel sharing deal agreement between the two giants, Maersk and CMA CGM. This means that the two companies will sell each other's space, decreasing the need for the lines to run in parallel in certain areas.
This capacity sharing includes the Pacific Northwest route from Asia: instead of the Tacoma stop by Maersk, CMA CGM vessels will call at Seattle’s Terminal 18.
The axing of port calls by Maersk will reduce Tacoma’s annual container volume of 1.85m teu by around 8% to 10%. There is no indication of how many jobs may be on the line as yet.