[140820.EN.BIZ] Alliance Makes Raft of September Changes, And Cancellations

 

THE Alliance, made up of ocean carriers Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocean Express Network (ONE) and HMM, have announced a raft of service changes for September.

In Asia to North Europe strings, the FP1/FP2/FE2/FE3 will maintain their weekly sailings. The FE4 Extra Loader Programme will be continued from week 36 to week 39 with rotation adjusted as follows: Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, (Suez Canal), Southampton, Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, (Suez Canal), Singapore, Hong Kong, Yantian, Shanghai and back to Busan.

In Asia to Mediterranean strings, the MD3 will maintain their weekly sailings. The MD1/MD2 will maintain their weekly sailings in September except for Week 37.

The members of THE Alliance will offer their respective customers further update of week 37 accordingly.

Transpacific east coast (via Panama and Suez Canals) as announced on August 7, the EC1/EC2/EC4/EC5 strings will maintain their weekly sailings. EC3 will be reinstated on week 37 and Week 39. But Week 36 - EC3 will be voided it d as will on Week 38

On Asia and Middle East strings, Week 36 - AG3 will be voided as will Week 37 - AG2 void. But AG1 will remain merged with AG3.

Source : HKSG.