By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) – To reassure shippers that its transpacific coverage will remain strong, THE Alliance (Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM and Yang Ming) will reinstate two transpacific services…
https://gcaptain.com/the-alliance-reinstates-transpacific-service-to-reassure-shippers/
The extension of cooperation among OCEAN Alliance partners has established a framework for the operation of major container lines in the coming years.
As CMA CGM, COSCO, along with its subsidiary OOCL, and Evergreen will remain under the OCEAN Alliance umbrella until 2032 and Maersk has already announced its upcoming partnership with Hapag-Lloyd, effective from February 2025, the members of THE Alliance seem in an unfavourable position. Meanwhile, MSC and ZIM have already signed a partnership...
THE Alliance, including Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Yang Ming and HMM, has announced the temporary suspension of AR1 service due to recent Red Sea tensions.
“Due to recent security developments around the Red Sea, the AR1 service will be temporarily suspended until further notice. This decision is a proactive measure to prioritize the safety of our crew, vessels, and your cargo,” said ONE in a statement.
“We are closely monitoring the situation and will resume the AR1 service as soon as it is deemed safe...
https://container-news.com/the-alliance-temporarily-halts-ar1-service-due-to-red-sea-crisis/
The members of THE Alliance have published a joint release to emphasize their commitment to continue their collaboration and operations as usual in 2024.
This statement comes in response to recent developments surrounding THE Alliance, after the announcement of Gemini Cooperation formation between the largest THE Alliance member Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Line.
“We wish to emphasize our unwavering commitment to maintaining a robust cooperation throughout 2024, ensuring that the highest standards of...
https://container-news.com/the-alliance-reaffirms-unwavering-cooperation-in-2024/
Yang Ming Marine Transport’s ex-chairman Bronson Hsieh suggested to Taiwanese media that Wan Hai Lines could be a suitable substitute for Hapag-Lloyd in THE Alliance.
Speaking to ETToday, Hsieh noted that Wan Hai, which operates solo Transpacific routes, had ambitions of launching Asia-Europe services.
Wan Hai also has begun taking delivery of eighteen 13,000 TEU ships that were ordered during the Covid-19 pandemic.
On 17 January, Hapag-Lloyd, which with over 1.9 million TEU of capacity, is THE...
https://container-news.com/wan-hai-could-replace-hapag-lloyd-in-the-alliance-yang-ming-ex-boss/
Shipping pundits are expecting liner alliances to be redrawn, after Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd announced on 17 January that they will form Gemini Cooperation in February 2025.
Maersk Line’s tie-up with Hapag-Lloyd coincides with the ending of the Danish giant’s 2M alliance with MSC in January 2025. Thereafter, Hapag-Lloyd will leave THE Alliance, which also comprises HMM, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Yang Ming.
Simon Sundboell, founder of consultancy eeSea, opined in a LinkedIn post that...
https://container-news.com/hapag-lloyds-departure-shakes-up-the-alliance/
Sea-Intelligence looked at the development in capacity market shares between the three carrier alliances on the Transpacific and Asia-Europe trades.
Capacity market share is the share of the total deployed capacity within each trade lane that is operated by each of the three carrier alliances, explains the Danish maritime data analysis company.
On Asia-North America West Coast, the alliances collectively lost capacity market shares, especially during the pandemic, when capacity outside of the...
https://container-news.com/carrier-alliance-analysis-ocean-alliance-expands-on-asia-north-europe/
THE Alliance (THEA), comprising Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, Yang Ming and Ocean Network Express (ONE), has decided to make changes to the Transpacific-East Coast Network.
The container alliance will suspend EC4 service from the 46th week of the year and revise the existing EC1, EC2 and EC5 services.
According to THE Alliance, these adjustments aim to provide customers a frequent and comprehensive service coverage, while the effective sailings will be announced shortly.
The updated EC1 service will now...
https://container-news.com/the-alliance-announces-changes-to-transpacific-east-coast-services/
THE Alliance, including Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, ONE and HMM, will make changes to Asia to Transpacific-North West Coast network by temporarily suspending the PN3 service and enhancing the existing PN2 service as of week 41 until further notice.
More specifically, PN3 will be suspended until further notice, while PN2 will have an enhanced rotation with added port calls.
The service rotation of the upgraded PN2 service will be Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Haiphong – Yantian – Yangshan –...
https://container-news.com/the-alliance-revises-transpacific-north-west-coast-network/
Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced a change in the Chennai port on THE Alliance’s IO3 service.
Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Yang Ming and HMM, which form THE Alliance, decided to use Adani Kattupali Terminal instead of the current DP World Chennai (CCT).
The change will take effect on 4 December with YM...
https://container-news.com/the-alliance-changes-chennai-terminal-on-io3-service/