You book with one shipping line.
Another carrier may operate the ship.
A competitor may provide part of the space.
The route may depend on companies you never chose.
On Far East–Europe, alliances operate 73% of capacity.
MSC operates another 21% on its own.
That can affect your route, reliability and risk.
So who really controls what behind your booking?
Here are 5️⃣ things you need to know:
1️⃣ An alliance is not one company
There are three major alliances today.