Ocean Network Express (ONE), HMM, and Yang Ming Marine Transportation have announced a new five-year alliance named Premier Alliance, starting February 2025.
This partnership aims to enhance service reliability and global coverage across major East-West tradelines, including Asia-North America, Asia-Mediterranean, Asia-North Europe, and Asia-Middle East routes. Jeremy Nixon, CEO of ONE, emphasized that this strengthened collaboration will provide customers with reliable, direct port services across these trade lanes.
Additionally, Premier Alliance will cooperate with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in the Asia-Europe trade starting February 2025. This new slot exchange agreement will involve nine services, enhancing direct port coverage and frequent sailings. Nixon highlighted the synergy between Premier Alliance and MSC, aiming to offer an extensive and capable network of end-to-end port services.
ONE also unveiled its new East-West trade products, including Asia-Europe, Transpacific, and Asia-Middle East services, effective from February 2025. This expansion will provide over 80 direct port calls and is designed to improve network service to meet customer needs.
