[181218.EN.SEA] THE Alliance Unveils Enhanced Service in 2019 Network Shake-up

THE Alliance member lines - Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and Yang Ming - have announced details of their revamped service network for 2019.

                                                            

The new service network, which is subject to the usual regulatory approvals, is expected to commence shortly after the Chinese New Year, which falls in early February 2019.

THE Alliance will deploy a fleet of more than 249 modern ships connecting 76 ports throughout Asia, North Europe, the Mediterranean, North America, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East and Red Sea.

The standout feature of THE Alliance service restructure is its new east-west pendulum service which will replace the existing Far East Europe 1 service (FE1), Pacific Southwest 1 service (PS1) and Pacific Southwest 2 service (PS2), and a new Pacific Northwest 4 service (PN4), offering a wider range of direct calls across North America West Coast, Europe and Asia. The launch of PN4 service will provide more efficient and comprehensive links between Asia and PNW, the member lines said in a statement.

"Moving forward, a necessary capacity upgrade to the existing Asia-Europe network and overall optimised port-pair connections will be implemented to accommodate customers' needs of greater reliability and stability in service quality," added the statement.

THE Alliance outlined its enhanced service network as follows:

Asia and North Europe

FE1: From TPWC, Tokyo, Shimizu, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Singapore, (Suez Canal), Rotterdam, Hamburg, Southampton, Le Havre, (Suez Canal), Singapore, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, to TPWC.

FE2: Pusan, Qingdao, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Yantian, Singapore, (Suez Canal), Southampton, Hamburg, Rotterdam, (Suez Canal), Jebel Ali, Singapore, Pusan.

FE3: Hong Kong, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Yantian, Suez Canal), Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, London Gateway, (Suez Canal), Singapore, Hong Kong.

FE4: Ningbo, Shanghai, (Suez Canal), Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Southampton, (Suez Canal), Yantian, Ningbo.

FE5: Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Singapore, Colombo, (Suez Canal), Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Southampton, (Suez Canal), Jeddah, Colombo, Singapore - Laem Chabang.

Asia and the Mediterranean

MD1: Qingdao, Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, South China, Singapore, Jeddah, (Suez Canal), Damietta, Barcelona, Valencia, Tangier, Genoa, Damietta, (Suez Canal), Jeddah, Singapore, Hong Kong, Qingdao.

MD2: Pusan, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Kaohsiung, South China, Singapore, (Suez Canal), Piraeus, La Spezia, Genoa, Fos, Piraeus, (Suez Canal), Singapore, Hong Kong, Pusan.

MD3: Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, South China - Singapore, Jeddah, (Suez Canal), Ashdod, Istanbul, Izmit, Aliaga, Mersin, (Suez Canal), Jeddah, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Pusan.

Asia and the Middle East / Red Sea

AG2: Shanghai, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Shekou, Port Kelang, Jebel Ali, Hamad, Umm Qasar, Hamad, Jebel Ali, Port Kelang, Kaohsiung, Shanghai.

AR1:Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Port Kelang, Jeddah, Aqaba, Sokhna, Jeddah, Singapore, Pusan.

Trans Pacific, West Coast

PN1: Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Pusan, Prince Rupert, Tacoma, Vancouver, Tokyo, Kobe, Qingdao.

PN2: Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Haiphong, Yantian, Tacoma, Vancouver, Kaohsiung, Singapore.

PN3: Hong Kong, Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai, Pusan, Vancouver, Seattle, Pusan, Kwangyang, Hong Kong.

PN4: Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Nagoya, Tokyo, Tacoma, Vancouver, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Xiamen.

PS1: From Europe, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Tokyo, Shimizu, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Singapore, to Europe.

PS3: Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Colombo, Port Kelang, Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Port Kelang, Nhava Sheva.

PS4: Hong Kong, Yantian, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Keelung, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong.

PS5: Shanghai, Pusan, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Pusan, Shanghai.

PS6: Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Tokyo, Qingdao.

PS7: Xiamen, Hong Kong, Yantian, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Kobe, XiamenTrans Pacific, East Coast (via Panama Canal and Suez Canal).

EC1: Ningbo, Shanghai, Pusan, Tokyo, (Panama Canal), Manzanillo, Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, Norfolk, Manzanillo, (Panama Canal), Balboa, Tokyo, Kobe, Ningbo.

EC2: Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Pusan, (Panama Canal), Manzanillo, New York, Boston, Wilmington, Savannah, Charleston, Manzanillo, (Panama Canal), Pusan, Qingdao.

EC3: Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Yantian, Shanghai, (Panama Canal), Manzanillo, Savannah, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Manzanillo, Panama Canal), Balboa, Pusan, Kaohsiung.

EC4: Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Yantian, Cai Mep, Singapore, (Suez Canal), New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston, New York, (Suez Canal), Singapore, Kaohsiung.

EC5: Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Singapore, Colombo, (Suez Canal), Halifax, New York, Savannah, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Halifax, (Suez Canal), Jebel Ali, Singapore, Laem Chabang.

Trans Atlantic

AL1: Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, London Gateway, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Halifax, Rotterdam.

AL2: Le Havre, London Gateway, Rotterdam, Hamburg, New York, Charleston, Savannah, Le Havre.

AL3: Antwerp, Hamburg, London Gateway, Charleston, Port Everglades, Houston, Savannah, Norfolk, Antwerp.

AL4: London Gateway, Antwerp, Hamburg, Le Havre, Tuxpan (HLC & ONE only), Veracruz, Altamira, Houston, New Orleans, London Gateway.

AL5: Southhampton, Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Savannah, Cartagena, (Panama Canal), Balboa, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle, Vancouver, Oakland, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Balboa, (Panama Canal), Cartagena, Caucedo, Savannah, Southampton.

"The partners of THE Alliance will keep the market informed about further steps and the final, more precise service rotations and terminal selections," it stated.

Source : HKSG.