THE Alliance unveils enhanced service network for 2019
Members of THE Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, and Yang Ming announced the details of their revamped service network for 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, Yang Ming said on Tuesday.
The major enhancement of THE Alliance product includes a newly designed pendulum service to replace 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. Moving forward, a necessary capacity upgrade to th,e existing Asia-Europe network and overall optimized port-pair connections will be implemented to accommodate customers’ needs of greater reliability and stability in service quality.
THE Alliance outlined its enhanced service network as follows:
Asia and North Europe
FE1:
For 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 – Xiamen
Trans 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:
Southampton – 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 strengthened service network is scheduled to launch in 2019, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. With the upgraded service network, THE Alliance is expected to create more excellent, reliable, efficient, and effective services in the East/West lanes. The partners of THE Alliance will keep the market informed about further steps and the final, more precise service rotations and terminal selections.