The Alliance lines (Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, Ocean Network Express and Yang Ming) will have deployment on at least three sailings of the Asia-North Europe FE4 service in the medium/small-sized capacity region, according to alliance sources.

With high focus on the new port coverage and vessel deployment of The Alliance mainhaul services, sources have now confirmed that the following vessels will make the initial sailings on the FE4 from Pusan at the beginning of the second quarter 2021: Hyundai Tacoma (6,350 TEU), Seaspan Zambezi (10,010 TEU) and Hyundai Prestige (5,023 TEU) on April 11, April 18 and April 25, respectively.

News of the sailings come at a time as rumours continue to grow that HMM is planning to deploy extra loader sailings on the trade between Asia and North Europe.