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The Ocean Alliance-comprising CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, OOCL, and Evergreen-has extended its Europe-Far East service network to the Port of Gdansk in Poland, adding direct calls to the Baltic region. The expansion gives Central and Eastern European shippers a direct deep-sea option, reducing reliance on transshipment via Hamburg or Rotterdam and cutting transit times by an estimated 5-7 days for Polish, Czech, and Slovak importers. The move reflects growing container demand in Eastern Europe and the alliance strategy to capture market share in underserved trade corridors outside of traditional North Range hubs.