A shipping alliance is a contractual arrangement between legally independent container lines to jointly deploy vessels on specific trade lanes, coordinate port calls, and exchange slot capacity – while each carrier continues to sell space and set rates independently.
Source: https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping/introduction-shipping-alliances/
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