Grand Alliance partners Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) have announced adjustments to their Asia-Europe services, effective December 28th.
The service changes have been made in order to adjust capacity to suit seasonal demand.
Four of the GA's current Asia-Europe services (EU1, EU2, EU3, and EU4) will be temporarily adjusted into three weekly services and renamed Loop A, B and C.
Loop A:
• Port rotation: Kobe > Nagoya > Tokyo > Shimizu > Yantian > Hong Kong > Singapore > Jeddah > Suez Canal > Rotterdam > Hamburg > Southampton > Le Havre > Suez Canal > Singapore > Hong Kong > Yantian > Kobe
• Nine 8,600 TEU vessels
• Loading starts on December 28th in Kobe
Loop B:
• Port rotation: Dalian > Xingang > Pusan > Qingdao > Shanghai > Ningbo > Shekou > Singapore > Suez Canal > Hamburg > Antwerp > Southampton > Cagliari > Suez Canal > Jeddah > Jebel Ali > Singapore > Shekou > Qingdao > Pusan > Dalian
• Twelve 8,300 TEU vessels
• Loading starts on January 2nd in Dalian
Loop C:
• Port rotation: Ningbo > Shanghai > Xiamen > Kaohsiung > Shekou > Hong Kong > Singapore > Port Kelang > Suez Canal > Southampton > Rotterdam > Hamburg > Southampton > Suez Canal > Singapore > Shekou > Hong Kong > Kaohsiung > Ningbo
• Ten 7,860 TEU vessels
• Loading starts on January 1st in Ningbo
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