Members of THE Alliance — Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, Yang Ming and Hyundai Merchant Marine — have announced service adjustments for the year which include increased capacity on some routes and deploying larger vessels depending on the demand.

In a statement, the shippers said the setup of THE Alliance’s network has been evaluated and reconfigured to ensure even better frequency, more competitive transit times and comprehensive port coverage. 

"The members of THE Alliance have adjusted their current network to offer customers increased capacity on trade lanes for which there is greater demand," it said in a statement. 

The enhanced service network of THE Alliance will have the following rotations: 

Asia and North Europe

FP1 remains as pendulum of Asia – Europe and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades 

From TPWC – Shimizu – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Singapore – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Le Havre – (Suez) – Singapore – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – To TPWC 

FE2 
Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – SPRC – SPRC – Singapore – (Suez) – Tangier – Southampton – Le Havre – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Tangier – (Suez) – Singapore – SPRC – Pusan 

FE3 
SPRC – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – SPRC – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Southampton – (Suez) – Jebel Ali – Singapore – SPRC – SPRC 

FE4 
Qingdao – Pusan – Ningbo – Shanghai – SPRC – (Suez) – Algeciras – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Rotterdam – Algeciras – (Suez) – Singapore – Qingdao 

FP2 remains as Pendulum of Asia – Europe and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades 

From TPWC – Hong Kong – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Singapore – Colombo – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – London Gateway – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Hong Kong – Yantian – To TPWC 

Asia and the Mediterranean 

MD1 
Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai– Ningbo – SPRC – Singapore – Jeddah – (Suez) – Damietta – Barcelona – Valencia – Genoa – Damietta – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – SPRC – Qingdao 

MD2 
Pusan – Qingdao – Shanghai– Ningbo – Kaohsiung – SPRC – Singapore – (Suez) – Piraeus – Genoa – La Spezia – Fos – Barcelona – Piraeus – (Suez) – Singapore – SPRC – Pusan 

MD3 
Pusan – Ningbo – Shanghai– SPRC – Singapore – Jeddah – (Suez) – Ashdod – Istanbul – Izmit – Aliaga – Mersin – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – Kaohsiung – Pusan 

Transpacific – West Coast 

FP1 remains as 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 – To Europe 

PS3 remains as Pendulum of Asia – Indian subcontinent and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades 

Nhava Sheva – Pipavav – Colombo – Port Kelang – Singapore – Cai Mep – Haiphong – Yantian – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Port Kelang – Nhava Sheva 

PS4 
Xiamen – Yantian – Kaohsiung – Keelung – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Keelung – Kaohsiung – Xiamen 

PS5 
Ningbo – Shanghai – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo – Ningbo 

PS6 
Qingdao – Ningbo – Pusan – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Kobe – Qingdao 

FP2 remains as Pendulum of Asia – Europe and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades 

From Europe – Jeddah – Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Hong Kong – Yantian – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Hong Kong – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Singapore – Colombo – To Europe 

PS8 
Shanghai – Kwangyang – Pusan – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Pusan – Kwangyang – Incheon – Shanghai 

PN1 
Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Ningbo – Nagoya – Tokyo – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Nagoya – Xiamen 

PN2 
Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Haiphong – Yantian – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Singapore 

PN3 
Hong Kong – Yantian – Shanghai – Pusan – Vancouver – Seattle – Pusan – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong 

PN4 
Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Prince Rupert – Tacoma – Vancouver – Pusan – Kwangyang – Qingdao 

Transpacific – East Coast (via Panama and Suez Canals) 

EC1 
Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Shanghai – Pusan – (Panama) – Manzanillo – Savannah – Charleston – Norfolk – Manzanillo – (Panama) – Rodman – Kaohsiung 

EC2 
Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – (Panama) – Cartagena – New York – Norfolk – Wilmington – Savannah – Charleston – Cartagena – (Panama) – Pusan – Qingdao 

EC4 
Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Cai Mep – Singapore – (Suez) – New York – 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 – Yantian – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – (Panama) – Houston - Mobile – New Orleans – (Panama) – Kaohsiung 

Asia and the Middle East / Red Sea 

AG2 
Shanghai – Ningbo – Xiamen – Shekou – Port Kelang – Jebel Ali – Hamad – Umm Qasr – Hamad – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Shanghai 

AG3 
Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Kaohsiung – Shekou – Singapore – Jebel Ali – Dammam – Hamad – Jubail – Abu Dhabi – Sohar – Port Kelang – Singapore – Hong Kong – Qingdao 

AR1 
Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Port Kelang – Jeddah – Aqaba – Sokhna – Jeddah – Singapore – Pusan

"In addition, subject to regulatory authority’s approval, they will be launching the East Coast Loop 6 (EC6), the first service within THE Alliance network to directly and seamlessly connect the US Gulf with important ports in Asia," THE Alliance said.

It added that another "important change" is the deployment of larger ships for the most frequented services citing as a key example the merger of the EC1 and EC3 through the use of 13,500 TEU vessels. 

The enhanced service setup will be in effect from April 2021.