Hapag-Lloyd
The Grand Alliance (GA) carriers — Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL — have announced a revised Asia-US East Coast service, which will include the New World Alliance (NWA) lines — APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine and Mitsui OSK Lines.
The GA’s South China Express (SCE) service will be temporarily adjusted to cover the additional ports of the NWA’s New York Express (NYX) service. The two Alliances have agreed to jointly operate the loop for a period of eighteen weeks as a seasonal arrangement.
The SCE will move from an eight- to nine-ship loop in order to cover the additional ports without increasing the average speed in order to limit the additional bunker consumption for the benefit of the environment. The NWA will provide five ships, the GA will provide four.
The revised SCE service will continue to be complemented by the GA’s other Asia-US East Coast services via the Panama Canal — the North China Express (NCE) and Pacific Atlantic Express (PAX).
Source: Eye for Transport