CMA CGM will have to find a new partner after the decision by Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) to hook up in the 2M vessel sharing agreement (VSA), say analysts. China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) are viewed as its most likely suitors.

The move by Maersk and MSC to ditch CMA CGM just three weeks after Chinese antitrust regulators blew up their planned P3 Network alliance is likely to have a significant effect on the French carrier.

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