Tokyo: Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), together with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, are cooperate with Hamburg Sud on the Atlantic Express Service (ATX).
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The ATX service is currently operated by the Grand Alliance and ZIM. Port rotation will remain the same - Rotterdam, Hamburg, Le Havre, Southampton, New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Rotterdam. Initially chartering slots, Hamburg Süd may provide a vessel to the service at a later stage.
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The agreement is still subject to FMC approval which is expected to be received by mid-June. The cooperation is aimed at addressing the declining volume in the Transatlantic. [01/05/09]
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