THE ALLIANCE — which consists of Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM, and Yang Ming — has announced a reconfigured setup of its network starting April 2024 to ensure comprehensive port coverage.
In the announcement, the shipping alliance said one of the key highlights in 2024 will be deploying additional tonnage in several services to ensure the most comprehensive coverage and the most reliable schedule under the existing operational conditions.
The enhanced service setup will be effective from April 2024.
It said that in the Asia-North Europe Trade and Transpacific South West Trade, THEA will extend the 2023 Winter Program until further notice.
The reconfigured service network of THE Alliance will have the following rotations:
Asia and North Europe
- FP1: remains as the pendulum of Asia – Europe and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades from TPWC – Tokyo - Shimizu – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Singapore – (Suez) – Damietta - Rotterdam – Hamburg – Le Havre – (Suez) – Singapore – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – To TPWC.
- FE2: Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – South PRC – Singapore – (Suez) – Tangier – Southampton – Le Havre – Wilhelmshaven – Rotterdam – Algeciras - (Suez) – Jeddah - Singapore – Pusan.
- FE3: Ningbo – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – South PRC – Cai Mep - Singapore – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Southampton – (Suez) – Singapore – South PRC – Hong Kong – Kaohsiung – Ningbo.
- FE4: Xingang – Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – South PRC – Colombo - (Suez) – Algeciras – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – London Gateway - Tangier – (Suez) – Singapore – Xingang.
It added that FE5 — would be temporarily suspended until further notice.
Asia and the Mediterranean
- MD1: Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore – Jeddah – (Suez) – Damietta – Barcelona – Valencia – Algeciras – Damietta – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Qingdao.
- MD2: Pusan – Shanghai– Ningbo – Kaohsiung – South PRC – Singapore – (Suez) – Piraeus – Genoa – La Spezia – Fos – Genoa – Piraeus – (Suez) – Singapore – Hong Kong – Pusan.
- MD3: Pusan – Ningbo – Shanghai – South PRC – Singapore – Jeddah – (Suez) – Ashdod – Istanbul – Izmit – Aliaga – Mersin – Ashdod - (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – Kaohsiung – Pusan.
Transpacific – West Coast
- FP1 remains as the Pendulum of Asia – Europe and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades. From Europe – Singapore – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo – Shimizu – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Singapore – Damietta - To Europe.
- PS3 remains as Pendulum of Asia – Indian subcontinent and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades from Nhava Sheva – Pipavav – Colombo – Port Kelang – Singapore – Cai Mep – Haiphong – South PRC – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo - Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore – Port Kelang – Nhava Sheva.
- PS4: Xiamen – South PRC – Kaohsiung – Keelung – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Keelung – Kaohsiung – Xiamen.
The announcement said PS5 will follow the extension of the 2023 winter program, which will be temporarily suspended until further notice.
- PS6: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Kobe – Qingdao.
- PS7: Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – South PRC – Pusan - Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Hong Kong – Singapore.
- PN1: Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Ningbo – Nagoya – Tokyo – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Nagoya – Xiamen.
- PN2: Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – South PRC – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Singapore.
- PN3: Hong Kong – Haiphong – South PRC - Shanghai – Pusan – Vancouver – Tacoma – Pusan – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong.
- PN4: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Prince Rupert – Tacoma – Vancouver – Pusan – Kwangyang – Qingdao.
Meanwhile, the Transpacific – East Coast (via Panama and Suez Canals) would be subject to the transit situation of the Panama Canal.
- EC1: Kaohsiung – South PRC – Shanghai – Ningbo – Pusan – (Panama) – Manzanillo, PA – New York – Norfolk – Charleston – Savannah – Manzanillo, PA – (Panama) – Rodman – Kaohsiung.
- EC2: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Manzanillo, MX - (Panama) – Cartagena – Savannah – Charleston – Wilmington – Norfolk – Cartagena – (Panama) – Pusan – Qingdao.
- EC4: Kaohsiung – Xiamen – South PRC – Cai Mep – Singapore – (Suez) – Norfolk – Savannah – Charleston – New York – (Suez) – Singapore – Kaohsiung.
- EC5: Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Singapore – Colombo – (Suez) – Halifax – New York – Savannah – Jacksonville – Norfolk – Halifax – (Suez) – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Laem Chabang.
- EC6: Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – South PRC – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – (Panama) – Houston – Mobile – (Panama) – Rodman - Kaohsiung.
Asia and the Middle East / Red Sea
- AG2: Shanghai – Ningbo – Xiamen – South PRC – Port Kelang – Jebel Ali – Hamad – Umm Qasr – Hamad– Jebel Ali – Singapore – Shanghai.
- AG3: Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Kaohsiung – South PRC – Singapore – Jebel Ali – Dammam – Jubail – Hamad – Abu Dhabi – Jebel Ali - Sohar – Port Kelang – Singapore – Hong Kong – Qingdao.
- AR1: Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore – Jeddah – Aqaba – Sokhna – Jeddah – Singapore – Pusan.
Trans-Atlantic
- AL2: Southampton – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – New York –Philadelphia – Norfolk – Southampton.
- AL3: Antwerp – Hamburg – London Gateway – Charleston – Savannah – Norfolk – Antwerp.
- AL4: Le Havre – London Gateway – Antwerp – Hamburg – Wilhelmshaven - Veracruz – Altamira – Houston – Le Havre.
- AL5: Southampton – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Halifax – Port Everglades – Cartagena – (Panama) – Rodman – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Rodman – (Panama) – Cartagena – Caucedo – St. John - Halifax – Southampton.