G6 Alliance announces port rotations for service expansion

The move, proposed at the end of 2013, is now undergoing regulatory assessment and, if approved, will start in the second quarter of 2014. The expansion will bring G6’s service offering to 29 routes, covering all three major East-West trade lanes.

“The G6 Alliance monitors market developments closely and is continuously seeking opportunities to improve our service offerings,” the coalition of APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line said in a statement. “With the introduction of the Asia-North America West Coast and Trans-Atlantic services, the G6 Alliance will further strengthen its position to meet shippers’ demand for more comprehensive, seamless and efficient services with competitive transit times.

“Further, each of the G6 Alliance members will be able to offer its customers significantly improved port-pair connections compared to their previous products.”

The services will operate as follows.

SE1 (South East Asia 1): Singapore – Chiwan/Shekou – Kaohsiung – Los Angeles – (Manzanillo, Mexico* – Lazaro Cardenas*) – Los Angeles – Yokohama – Kaohsiung – Singapore

*only APL and Hapag-Lloyd are participating in these calls

SE2: Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Hong Kong – Los Angeles – Oakland – Hong Kong – Laem Chabang

SE3: Port Klang - Singapore – Laem Chabang – Yantian – Los Angeles – Oakland – Pusan – Shanghai (Waigaoqiao) – Ningbo – Yantian –Singapore

SC1 (South China 1): Xiamen – Chiwan/Shekou – Yantian – Los Angeles – Oakland – Kaohsiung – Xiamen

SC2: Dachan Bay – Hong Kong – Yantian – Kaohsiung – Los Angeles – Kaohsiung – Xiamen - Hong Kong – Dachan Bay

CC1 (Central China 1): Shanghai (Waigaoqiao) – Kwangyang – Pusan – Los Angeles – Oakland – Pusan – Kwangyang – Shanghai

CC2: Ningbo – Shanghai (Waigaoqiao) – Los Angeles – Ningbo

CC3: Qingdao – Xingang – Pusan – Yokohama – Los Angeles – Oakland – (Dutch Harbor*) - Yokohama – Pusan – (Naha*) - Qingdao

*only APL is participating in these calls

CC4: Shanghai (Waigaoqiao) – Ningbo – Los Angeles – Oakland – Shanghai

NP1 (North Pacific 1): Singapore – Laem Chabang – Dachan Bay – Hong Kong – Yantian – Vancouver – Tacoma – Seattle – Pusan – Kaohsiung – Singapore

NP2: Hong Kong – Yantian – Kaohsiung – Shanghai* – Pusan – Tacoma – Seattle – Vancouver – Yokohama – Pusan – Kwangyang – Hong Kong

*terminal to be confirmed

NP3: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Pusan – Vancouver – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Nagoya – Kobe – Qingdao

AX1 (Atlantic Express 1): UK port* – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Le Havre – New York – Norfolk – UK port*

*terminal to be confirmed

AX2: Southampton – Antwerp – Bremerhaven – Le Havre – Veracruz – Altamira – Houston – New Orleans – Charleston – Southampton

AX3: Antwerp – Bremerhaven – Southampton – Charleston – Port Everglades – Houston – Savannah – Norfolk – Antwerp

PA1 (Pacific Atlantic 1): Shanghai* – Pusan – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Tacoma – Vancouver – Oakland – Los Angeles – Balboa** – Panama Canal – Manzanillo, Panama – Savannah – Norfolk – New York - Halifax – Southampton – Antwerp – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Halifax – New York – Norfolk –Savannah – Manzanillo, Panama – Panama Canal – Los Angeles – Oakland – Yokohama – Shanghai

*terminal to be confirmed

** to be confirmed

PA2: Kaohsiung – Pusan – Kobe – Tokyo – Balboa – Panama Canal – Manzanillo, Panama – Miami – Jacksonville – Savannah – Charleston – New York – Rotterdam – Bremerhaven – UK port* – Le Havre – New York – Norfolk – Charleston – Manzanillo, Panama – Panama Canal – Balboa – Los Angeles – Oakland – Tokyo – Kobe – Kaohsiung

*terminal to be confirmed

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