{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Liner Carrier Alliances (Shipping Industry)","description":"When a shipper books container space on an Asia–Europe service, the vessel is often operated not by a single carrier but by several working together under a liner carrier alliance. The legal backbone is typically a vessel sharing agreement (VSA), through which partners allocate slot capacity to one another on defined trade lanes. The goals are broader network coverage, higher sailing frequencies, and lower operating costs through economies of scale – without each member maintaining a fully indep","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/liner-carrier-alliances-shipping-industry","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T15:25:27.505984","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_shipping_alliances","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/liner-carrier-alliances-shipping-industry","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Liner Carrier Alliances (Shipping Industry) · When a shipper books container space on an Asia–Europe service, the vessel is often operated not by a single carrier but by several working together under a liner carrier alliance. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_shipping_alliances"}