In the maritime industry, what does the OA alliance mean?

Focus Global Logistics has learned a bit. In short, it is a combination of several fast shipping companies to help each other, share space and other shipping resources. At present, there are several shipping company alliances, mainly including three camps – OA Alliance, 2M Alliance, TA Alliance.

So what are the common shipping companies in the U.S. shipping OA alliance?

The OA alliance is mainly an alliance of shipping companies composed of CMA\COSCO\EMC\OOCL, namely CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, Evergreen Shipping, and OOCL. OA Alliance is currently the main route for cross-border e-commerce goods from China to the United States and West. It is characterized by stable channels, fast timeliness, and convenient pick-up.

The e-commerce express line of the OA Alliance is a high-quality route, which is basically a direct flight, so the sea navigation time is relatively fast. The one from Yantian in South China is called Yantian Clipper by the industry. The stability is relatively guaranteed, and the price is relatively low in cost, making it the main choice for cross-border cargo from China.

There will be co-occupancy in the cabinets of the OA alliance. For example, there will be EMC and CMA cabinets on the COSCO ship.

Who are the shipping companies in the OA Alliance?

 1. CMA CGM

 CMA CGM is a French shipping company ranked among the top three in the world, founded in 1978. There are more than 400 offices worldwide, 130,000 employees, and nearly 600 container ships. In October 1992, CMA CGM established a company in China. CMA CGM’s GGB route is an American-Western boutique express line operating across Kaohsiung, Shekou, Shanghai, and Oklahoma. There are CBX, AA9 and other routes on the US-East route.

2. COSCO

COSCO’s boutique is the SEAX route (fixed-delivery clipper route), which is one of the representatives of the best cost-effective routes in southern China. Stable timeliness, low price and cost, first loading and unloading, providing brackets, express delivery and quick delivery services. Yantian is the last port of the SEAX route, and the direct sailing to the West of America is unloaded at the LBCT fully automatic terminal. Popular FBA warehouses can achieve 18-23 days of warehousing cost-effective first choice.

3. EMC Evergreen Shipping

EMC’s e-commerce clipper route HTW (Determined Delivery Clipper Route) is one of the high-quality direct flights from Yantian in South China to West America. Look for HTW, the others are not. The ports of call are Taipei, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Yantian, Los Angeles, Oakland, and the time limit for sea routes is 14-15 days. There is an exclusive wharf and an appointment-free express pick-up service, which is not much different from COSCO as a whole.

4. OOCL

Has been acquired by COSCO, LBCT is OOCL’s fully automatic terminal, and can also be unloaded here after being acquired by COSCO. The timeliness is also very good, and it once got out of the 20-day timeline when the port was blocked a few months ago.

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