Iimproving Asia-Europe transit time as well as coverage
In response to market demand, members of the G6 Alliance announced the below enhancements, which will improve Asia-Europe transit time as well as coverage.
Additional Gdansk call
The Loop 7 service will be extended to serve the Baltic market directly by adding calls at the ports of Gdansk. The new port rotation will be as follows:
Qingdao – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk- Southampton – Singapore – Yantian – Qingdao
Effective from the following voyage: Hong Kong Express HGX 011W27, ETA Qingdao June 29, 2015, ETA Gdansk August 10, 2015
Port Said WB call on Loop 4 service
The Loop 4 service will be adjusted to serve the Port Said westbound call. The new port rotation is below.
Ningbo – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Yantian – Singapore – Port Said – Le Havre – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Port Said – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo
Effective from the following voyage: Shanghai Express HAI 011W27, ETA Ningbo July 3, 2015
The G6 Alliance members include APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and Orient Overseas Container Line.
Source: NYK Line