The 2M Alliance of MSC and Maersk is extending two of their Asia-to-U.S. east coast container-line services in similar ways but for very different reasons. The alliance’s America service will now include a call at Nansha in China. That may be an attempt to bolster flagging demand, with volumes likely having fallen 6.6% year over year in the past 12 months. There are few users of Nansha to U.S. east coast services currently so it may need to target COSCO Shipping’s west coast customers including Midea and Panasonic. The 2M alliance’s Lone Star Express service will in future include a call...