THE Alliance has announced a reconfigured network that will enter into effect from April 2023.

In a statement, THE Alliance — which consists of Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM, and Yang Ming — said one of the key highlights will be the deployment of larger new-built ships to the Asia and North Europe trade.

A modern series of fuel-efficient 23,500+ TEU vessels will replace smaller vessels.

"This is part of THE Alliance's ongoing commitment to offer more sustainable services by minimising the carbon footprint of its service network," the announcement noted.

Another major upgrade will be the additional deployment of 14,000/15,000 TEU vessels on the Asia and Mediterranean trade and the US East Coast trade.

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 – Tokyo - Shimizu – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Singapore – (Suez) – 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 – (Suez) – Singapore – Pusan.

•FE3: Ningbo – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – South PRC –Singapore – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Southampton – Algeciras  – (Suez) – Singapore – South PRC – South PRC – Kaohsiung – Ningbo.

•FE4: Xingang – Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – South PRC – (Suez) – Algeciras – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Tangier – (Suez) – Singapore – Xingang.

•FE5: Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Singapore – Colombo – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – London Gateway – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – Laem Chabang 

Asia and the Mediterranean

•MD1: Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore – Jeddah – (Suez) – Damietta – Barcelona – Valencia – Genoa – Damietta – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – South PRC – Qingdao.

•MD2: Pusan – Shanghai– Ningbo – Kaohsiung – South PRC – Singapore – (Suez) – Piraeus – Genoa – La Spezia – Fos – Barcelona – Piraeus – (Suez) – Singapore – South PRC – Pusan.

•MD3: Pusan – Ningbo – Shanghai – South PRC – Singapore – Jeddah – (Suez) – Ashdod – Istanbul – Izmit – Aliaga – Mersin – (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 – 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 – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore – Port Kelang – Nhava Sheva.

•PS4: Xiamen – South PRC – 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.

•PS7: Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – South PRC  – South PRC – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – South PRC – Singapore.

•PN1: Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Ningbo – Nagoya – Tokyo – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Nagoya – Xiamen.

•PN2: Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Haiphong – South PRC – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Singapore.

•PN3: South PRC – South PRC – Shanghai – Pusan – Vancouver – Tacoma – Pusan – Kaohsiung – South PRC.

•PN4: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Prince Rupert – Tacoma – Vancouver – Pusan – Kwangyang – Qingdao.

Transpacific – East Coast (via Panama and Suez Canals)

•EC1: Kaohsiung – South PRC – Shanghai – Ningbo – Pusan – (Panama) – Manzanillo – New York – Norfolk – Charleston – Savannah – Manzanillo – (Panama) – Panama – Kaohsiung.

•EC2: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – (Panama) – Cartagena – Savannah – Charleston – Wilmington – Norfolk – Cartagena – (Panama) – Pusan – Qingdao.

•EC4: Kaohsiung – Xiamen – South PRC – 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 – South PRC – South PRC – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – (Panama) – Houston – Mobile – (Panama) – 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 – Hamad – Jubail – Abu Dhabi – Sohar – Port Kelang – Singapore – South PRC – Qingdao.

•AR1: Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore –Jeddah – Aqaba – Sokhna – Jeddah – Singapore – Pusan.

Trans-Atlantic

•AL2: Southampton – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – New York – Norfolk – Philadelphia – New York – Southampton.

•AL3: Antwerp – Hamburg – London Gateway – Charleston – Savannah – Norfolk – Antwerp.

•AL4: Le Havre – London Gateway – Antwerp – Hamburg – Veracruz – Altamira – Houston – Le Havre.

•AL5: Southampton – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Halifax – Port Everglades – Cartagena – (Panama) – Panama – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Tacoma – Vancouver – Oakland – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Panama – (Panama) – Cartagena – Caucedo – Halifax – Southampton.