The Alliance Announces Service Network Upgrade Plan For 2023

THE Alliance’s network has been reconfigured to ensure the most comprehensive port coverage to maximise the satisfaction of the member lines’ customers. The enhanced service setup will enter into effect from April 2023.

One of the key highlights will be the deployment of larger newbuild 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.

Another major upgrade will be the additional deployment of 14,000/15,000 TEU vessels on the Asia and Mediterranean trade as well as on 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

Transpacific West Coast trades

• 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 – 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

References: Hapag Lloyd