{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Shipping Alliance","description":"Unlike a merger, the carriers in a shipping alliance remain legally and commercially independent – yet they coordinate schedules and pool vessel capacity on shared trade lanes. The objective is to improve load factors, reduce empty legs, and offer a more comprehensive global network than any single line could sustain. Shippers benefit from higher sailing frequency, while carriers share operating costs. Because alliances can significantly alter competitive conditions on specific routes, they are ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/shipping-alliance","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:34:25.423625","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_alliance","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/shipping-alliance","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Shipping Alliance · Unlike a merger, the carriers in a shipping alliance remain legally and commercially independent – yet they coordinate schedules and pool vessel capacity on shared trade lanes. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_alliance"}