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THE Alliance revises rotations of Transpacific services

North America’s northwest coast continues to experience port congestion with vessel delays. This is the reason that effective from August, Transpacific services of THE Alliance, comprising Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Yang Ming and HMM, will have port adjustments.

These changes will apply from the 33rd to the 37th week of the year for the alliance’s Pacific North Loop 2 and 3 services.

The Pacific North Loop 2 (PN2) service, starting with YM TipTop sailing from Singapore, will skip...

https://container-news.com/the-alliance-revises-rotations-of-transpacific-services/

THE Alliance announces route modifications to US East Coast services

The Alliance, which consists of Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Yang Ming and HMM, has decided to implement changes to two of its US East Coast services.

More specifically, after more than half a year of being omitted, the call at the port of Savannah, US will be reinstated on the East Coast Loop 2 (EC2) Service.

The first call will start with YM Warranty (V.014 E) with an estimated time of departure (ETD) at Pusan, South Korea on 23 May and an estimated time of arrival (ETA) at...

https://container-news.com/the-alliance-announces-route-modifications-to-us-east-coast-services/

FMC to intensively monitor pricing and capacity tactics of ocean alliances

The independent federal agency of the United States, Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced enhanced monitoring of the three global container shipping alliances.

FMC said in its latest statement that “the three global ocean carrier alliances and each of their member companies will now be required to provide enhanced pricing and capacity information.”

The commission noted it will use these uniform data to assess ocean carrier behaviour and marketplace competitiveness.

Below there is the...

https://container-news.com/fmc-to-intensively-monitor-pricing-and-capacity-tactics-of-ocean-alliances/

How COVID transformed trans-Pacific container shipping

Maersk container ship

COVID-driven cargo demand has dramatically altered the trans-Pacific shipping landscape. New data from Alphaliner highlights just how much the Asia-U.S. trade lane has changed over the past two years.

There’s now far more container shipping capacity in the trade than pre-pandemic. Capacity keeps rising, with more new shipping services focusing on the Asia-East Coast lane than Asia-West Coast.

Carrier competition is up, with more players overall and a lower share controlled by the three giant...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-the-pandemic-transformed-trans-pacific-container-shipping

THE Alliance Announces Service Network Adjustments For 2022

THE Alliance announces service network adjustments for 2022

The setup of THE Alliance’s network has been reconfigured to ensure a comprehensive port coverage. The enhanced service setup will be effective from spring 2022.

A key change will be delinking the FP2 pendulum loop into two separate services, namely FE5: South East Asia to Europe and PS7: South East Asia and South China to Transpacific West Coast, with the main focus of increasing frequencies by responding to the independent services more quickly and flexibly.

Another important change is the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/the-alliance-announces-service-network-adjustments-for-2022/

THE Alliance unveils updated service network for 2022

THE Alliance, comprising Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Yang Ming and HMM, has announced an updated service setup, which will be effective from spring 2022.

Among several modifications, a key change will be de-linking the FP2 pendulum loop into two separate services, namely FE5: South East Asia to Europe and PS7: South East Asia and South China to Transpacific West Coast.

Another important update is the introduction of a modern series of fuel-efficient 11,000 TEU vessels, which will...

https://container-news.com/the-alliance-unveils-updated-service-network-for-2022/

Madrid Bridge to berth in Charleston

The 13,900 TEU container ship Madrid Bridge, which suffered a container collapse in the North Atlantic Ocean on 7 January, is now heading to Charleston, to berth in Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal.

Ocean Network Express (ONE)-operated new panamax vessel, serving on THE Alliance’s East Coast 4 (EC4) service, is expected to arrive in the US port on 23 January, according to data from the ship tracker Marine Traffic.

The 2018-built boxship, which lost a large amount of container during its transit to the...

https://container-news.com/madrid-bridge-to-berth-in-charleston/

Shipping alliances drop almost 400 port calls in North Europe in five months

Nearly a quarter of the scheduled port calls of Asia-North Europe alliance loops were omitted in the past five months, according to an Alphaliner survey.
The consultant found the three alliances had cancelled 383 calls during the period, attributed to port congestion, throwing the supply chains of thousands of shippers into disarray.
Importers have found their containers off-loaded at ports not in the original shipping plan and subjected to lengthy and fragmented …

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https://theloadstar.com/shipping-alliances-drop-almost-400-port-calls-in-north-europe-in-five-months/

Hapag-Lloyd’s vessel interrupted voyage after Covid-19 outbreak

Hapag-Lloyd’s 12,600TEU container ship, Rome Express was diverted to Ensenada, Mexico due to several positive test results for Covid-19 of the vessel’s crew.

The boxship was en route to the port of Pusan in Korea from Cartagena, Colombia, when five crew members tested positive for the coronavirus. In consequence, Rome Express was diverted to the port of Ensenada, where three of the five crew have been admitted to a hospital while the remaining two are in quarantine, according to the latest...

https://container-news.com/hapag-lloyds-vessel-interrupted-voyage-after-covid-19-outbreak/

Berthing challenge for new transpac carriers arriving on the west coast

Matson and Ocean Alliance member containerships arriving at the heavily congested US west coast hub ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are getting worked well ahead of their competitors, according to an Alphaliner survey.
Analysis by the consultant of the transit times of 62 import vessels, taken from the last Asian port of loading to berthing at LA and LB terminals during the two-week period from 5-19 November, ranged from …

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