THE Alliance Announces Further 2018 Network Enhancements
2018/02/13

New dedicated service for the Red Sea / Port rotations of 34 services finalized / South China Gateways Nominated

Following the announcement of the 2018 service network in December the members of THE Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, and Yang Ming have worked to refine the product offerings. Several services will see additional enhancements to improve transit times, boost reliability, and deliver more choice to the marketplace. “The fine tuning of the 2018 product package will further strengthen our already robust portfolio and allow THE Alliance members to provide enhanced value tailored to exceed the need of the marketplace” the members said in a statement.

THE Alliance members are also excited to unveil a further addition to the already extensive network of service offerings.  Starting from April 2018, the members will inaugurate a new dedicated service branded as AR1 to provide high speed direct coverage of the Red Sea from China, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia.  The service will offer superior transit times and allow customers to efficiently streamline their supply chains.

Service Updates

Asia and North Europe

FE1:
Kobe – Nagoya – Shimizu – Tokyo – South East Asia Hub – Jeddah – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Southampton – Le Havre – South East Asia Hub - Kobe

FE2:
Xingang – Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Hong Kong – Yantian – South East Asia Hub – Southampton – Le Havre – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Jebel Ali – Hong Kong – Xingang

FE3:
Hong Kong – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Yantian – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – London Gateway – South East Asia Hub – Hong Kong

FE4:
Pusan – Ningbo – Shanghai – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Southampton – Yantian – Shanghai - Pusan

FE5:
Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – South East Asia Hub – Colombo – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Southampton – Jeddah – Colombo – South East Asia Hub – Laem Chabang

Asia and the Mediterranean

MD1:
Qingdao – Pusan – Shangahi – Ningbo – Shekou – South East Asia Hub – Damietta – Barcelona – Valencia – Tangier – Damietta – South East Asia Hub – Hong Kong - Qingdao

MD2:
Pusan – Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Kaohsiung – Shekou – South East Asia Hub – Piraeus – Genoa – La Spezia – Fos – Piraeus – South East Asia Hub – Hong Kong – Pusan

MD3:
Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – South East Asia Hub – Jeddah – Ashdod – Istanbul (Ambarli) – Izmit – Izmir/Aliaga – Mersin – Ashdod – Jeddah – South East Asia Hub – Kaohsiung - Pusan

Asia and the Middle East / Red Sea

AGX:
Pusan – Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – South East Asia Hub – Jebel Ali – Jubail – Dammam – Abu Dhabi – Jebel Ali – South East Asia Hub – Ningbo Pusan

AG2:
Shanghai – Ningbo – Kaohsiung – Kaohsiung – Xiamen – Shekou – South East Asia Hub – Jebel Ali – Hamad – Umm Qasr – Jebel Ali – South East Asia Hub – Kaohsiung - Shanghai

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

Trans Pacific - West Coast:

PS1:
Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Sendai – Los Angeles – Oakland – Tokyo – Nagoya – Kobe

PS2:
Kobe – Nagoya – Shimizu – Tokyo – Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo - Kobe

PS3:
Nhava Sheva – Pipavav – Colombo – South East Asia Hub – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Los Angeles – Oakland – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – South East Asia Hub – Nhava Sheva

PS4:
Hong Kong – Yantian – Kaohsiung – Keelung – Los Angeles – Oakland – Keelung – Kaohsiung – Xiamen – Hong Kong

PS5:
Shanghai – Ningbo – Los Angeles – Oakland – Shanghai

PS6:
Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo – Qingdao

PS7:
Hong Kong – Yantian – Los Angeles – Oakland – Hong Kong

PS8:
Xingang – Qingdao – Shanghai – Pusan – Prince Rupert – Los Angeles – Tacoma – Pusan – Kwangyang – Xingang

PN1:
Shanghai – Qingdao – Nagoya – Tokyo – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Nagoya – Kobe – Shanghai

PN2:
South East Asia Hub – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Kaohsiung – Yantian – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Kaohsiung – South East Asia Hub

PN3:
Hong Kong – Yantian – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Vancouver – Seattle – Pusan – Hong Kong

Trans Pacific - East Coast (via Panama and Suez)

EC1:
Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Tokyo – (Panama Canal) – Manzanillo – Savannah – Jacksonville – Charleston – Norfolk – Manzanillo – (Panama Canal) – Balboa – Los Angeles – Oakland – 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 – South East Asia Hub – (Suez Canal) – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Charleston – New York – (Suez Canal) – South East Asia Hub – Kaohsiung

EC5:
Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – South East Asia Hub – Colombo – (Suez Canal) – Halifax – New York – Savannah – Jacksonville – Norfolk – Halifax – (Suez Canal) – Jebel Ali – South East Asia Hub – Laem Chabang

Trans-Atlantic

AL1:
Rotterdam – Bremerhaven – Antwerp – London Gateway – Norfolk – Philadelphia – New York – Halifax – Rotterdam

AL2:
London Gateway – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Bremerhaven – New York- Charleston – Savannah – London Gateway

AL3:
Antwerp – Bremerhaven – London Gateway – Charleston – Port Everglades- Houston – Savannah – Norfolk – Antwerp

AL4:
London Gateway – Antwerp – Bremerhaven – Le Havre – Veracruz – Altamira – Houston – New Orleans – London Gateway

AL5:
Southampton – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Savannah – Cartagena – Long Beach – Oakland – Seattle – Vancouver – Oakland – Long Beach – Balboa – Cartagena – Caucedo – Savannah - Southampton

AL6:
Salerno – Livorno – La Spezia – Genoa – Fos – Halifax – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Salerno

AL7:
Barcelona – Valencia – Algeciras – Halifax – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Valencia – Tarragona – Barcelona

Enhanced with new coverage of the Red Sea market, the partners of THE Alliance will continue to innovate with a goal of providing a superior, reliable, efficient, and safe transportation solution to shipping community. Further updates to come.