The majority of public comments sent to the Federal Maritime Commission regarding the proposed P3 Network were supportive of the vessel-sharing alliance among the world’s three largest global container lines.
The strong showing of support for the P3 appears to have been boosted by a form letter. Despite the uniformity of many of the public comments, the responses highlight some anxiety over the P3 and provide FMC commissioners with questions to pose to the carriers.
Speculation has raged since the three carriers announced plans for the VSA in June over the impact the P3 would have on capacity, rates and services in the world’s three largest trade lanes: the trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe and trans-Atlantic. Some of those answers came when MSC released comprehensive details of the plan in October.
