Hapag-Lloyd has announced the increased coverage of the Baltic market by adding a direct connection to Poland with one of its Far East loops, the company said in its press release.
The Loop 7 service will be extended to serve the Baltic market by adding a direct port call at Gdansk, the Port Said westbound call will be served by Loop 4.
New Loop 7 port rotation:
Qingdao • Shanghai (Yangshan) • Hong Kong • Yantian • Singapore • Rotterdam • Hamburg • Gdansk • Southampton • Singapore • Yantian • Qingdao
First voyage with the new rotation: Hong Kong Express 011W27, ETA Qingdao 29 June 2015, ETA Gdansk 10 August 2015.
The Loop 4 service will be adjusted to serve the Port Said westbound call, effective voyage: Shanghai Express 011W27, ETA Ningbo July 3, 2015.
New Loop 4 port rotation:
Ningbo • Shanghai (Yangshan) • Yantian • Singapore • Port Said • Le Havre • Southampton • Hamburg • Rotterdam • Port Said • Jeddah • Singapore • Hong Kong • Ningbo