[200120.EN.SEA] THE Alliance Unveils Expanded Service Network For 2020

SOUTH Korea's largest shipper Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has become a full member of THE Alliance - which already includes Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express and Yang Ming - after receiving approval from the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to join the group.

THE Alliance has unveiled an upgraded product package that will be launched around April 1, 2020, after the Ocean Alliance announced its Day 4 product which will also start operation in April 2020.

The new product package from THE Alliance will offer increasing frequency particularly from South East Asia, as well as new direct port coverage and improved transit times.

The upgraded service package includes a new pendulum service replacing the existing Asia-Europe FE5 and Transpacific PS7 services. This new service will be operated by 18 modern 14,000+ TEU ships and will provide added weekly Transpacific coverage between South East Asia and Southern California - expanding the number of services directly covering this lane to three, in addition to FP1 and PS3. A modified PS3 will offer new direct coverage of Haiphong.

Further to the enhanced Transpacific coverage of South East Asia, a new Transpacific loop, PS8, will be inaugurated focusing on Central China and Korea (including new coverage of Incheon).

For Asia and North Europe, the group will deploy two 20,000+ TEU vessel services in a newly revised FE2 and FE4 design, reports The Maritime Executive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

THE Alliance outlined its enhanced service network as follows: Asia and North Europe: FP1: From TPWC, Shimizu, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Singapore, (Suez Canal), Rotterdam, Hamburg, Le Havre, (Suez Canal), Singapore, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, to TPWC.

FE2: Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, (Suez Canal), Southampton, Le Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam, (Suez Canal), Port Kelang and returning to Pusan.

FE3: Hong Kong, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Yantian, (Suez Canal), Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Southampton, (Suez Canal), Jebel Ali, Singapore, Yantian and returning to Hong Kong.

FE4: Qingdao, Pusan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, (Suez Canal), Algeciras, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, London Gateway, Algeciras, (Suez Canal), Singapore and returning to Qingdao.

FE5: From TPWC, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Singapore, Colombo, (Suez Canal), Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Southampton, (Suez Canal), Jeddah, Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Hong Kong, Yantian and returning to TPWC.

Asia and the Mediterranean: MD1: Qingdao, Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, SPRC, Singapore, Jeddah, (Suez Canal), Damietta, Barcelona, Valencia, Tangier, Genoa, Damietta, (Suez Canal), Jeddah, Singapore, SPRC and returning to Qingdao.

MD2: Pusan, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, SPRC, Singapore, (Suez Canal), Piraeus, Genoa, La Spezia, Fos, Genoa, Piraeus, (Suez Canal), Singapore, SPRC and returning to Pusan.

MD3: Pusan, Ningbo, Shanghai, SPRC, Singapore, Jeddah, (Suez Canal), Ashdod, Istanbul, Izmit, Aliaga, Mersin, Ashdod, (Suez Canal), Jeddah, Singapore, Kaohsiung and returning to Pusan.

Asia and the Middle East/Red Sea: THE Alliance will provide more details of three Asia, Middle East products in the future.

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

Transpacific, West Coast: PN1: Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Ningbo, Nagoya, Tokyo, PNW, Tokyo, Kobe, Nagoya and returning to Xiamen

PN2: Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Haiphong, Yantian, PNW, Tokyo, Kobe and returning to Singapore.

PN3: Hong Kong, Yantian, Shanghai, Pusan, PNW, Pusan, Kaohsiung and returning to Hong Kong.

PN4: Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Pusan, Prince Rupert, PNW, Pusan, Kwangyang and returning to Qingdao.

FP1: From Europe, Singapore, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, LA/LB, Oakland, Tokyo, Shimizu, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Singapore and returning to Europe.

PS3: Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Colombo, Port Kelang, Singapore, Cai Mep, Haiphong, LA/LB, Oakland, Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Port Kelang and returning to Nhava Sheva.

PS4: Xiamen, Yantian, Kaohsiung, Keelung, LA/LB, Oakland, Keelung, Kaohsiung and returning to Xiamen.

PS5: Shanghai, Ningbo, LA/LB, Pusan and returning to Shanghai

PS6: Qingdao, Ningbo, Pusan, LA/LB, Oakland, Kobe and returning to Qingdao.

PS7: From Europe, Jeddah, Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Hong Kong, Yantian, LA/LB, Oakland, Japan, Hong Kong, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Singapore, Colombo and returning to Europe.

PS8: Shanghai, Kwangyang, Pusan, LA/LB, Oakland, Pusan, Kwangyang, Incheon and returning to Shanghai.

Transpacific, East Coast (via Panama and Suez Canals): EC1: Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Yantian, Pusan, Tokyo, (Panama Canal), Manzanillo, Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, Norfolk, Manzanillo, (Panama Canal), Panama Pacific Call, Tokyo, Kobe and returning to Xiamen.

EC2: Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Pusan, (Panama Canal), Caribbean hub, New York, Wilmington, Savannah, Charleston, Caribbean hub, (Panama Canal), Pusan and returning to Qingdao.

EC3: Ningbo, Shanghai, Pusan, (Panama Canal), Caribbean hub, Savannah, Norfolk, Charleston, Caribbean hub, (Panama Canal), Panama Pacific Call, Pusan and returning to Ningbo.

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

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

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

AL2: Le Havre, London Gateway, Rotterdam, Hamburg, New York, Charleston, Savannah and returning to Le Havre

AL3: Antwerp, Hamburg, London Gateway, Charleston, Port Everglades, Houston, Savannah, Norfolk and returning to Antwerp

AL4: London Gateway, Antwerp, Hamburg, Le Havre, Veracruz, Altamira, Houston, New Orleans and returning to London Gateway

AL5: Southampton, Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Savannah, Cartagena, (Panama Canal), Balboa, LA/LB, Oakland, Seattle, Vancouver, Oakland, LA/LB, Balboa, (Panama Canal), Cartagena, Caucedo, Savannah and returning to Southampton.

Source : HKSG.