Like a bad hairstyle fad, the 2M Alliance is coming to an end. But that end won’t be abrupt. The process is not as simple as combing hair along a part, sending this section of hair that way and that section of hair this way. The 2M Alliance has a complex network of container ship and service sharing that Maersk and MSC have given themselves two years to untangle.

That ratted mess of a metaphor may not have been worth it, so here’s the straightforward way Greg Knowler reported the news in a Journal of Commerce article:

“Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Maersk will terminate their 10-year 2M Alliance in January 2025 as the carriers “pursue individual strategies” and focus on integrated networks, they announced Wednesday.”

Find out all about it by reading the full post in Universal Cargo’s blog.