Asia-North Europe service: G6 Alliance foregoes loop 3
Loop 3 of G6 Alliance service will not be reinstated in 2013 – container shipping companies make do with 5-loop structure for Asia-North Europe service
The G6 Alliance (APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line) announced that they will maintain the current 5-loop product structure for its Asia-North Europe service in 2013. “We anticipate the current supply and demand balance will remain and we will not be reinstating the Loop 3 Asia-Europe service,” members of the Alliance said in a joint statement. The Loop 3 service was suspended in October 2012 as part of the winter programme.
The G6 Alliance will continue offering a variety of services between the Far East and Europe covering all major port pairs with weekly sailings. In addition, adjustments have been made to the Alliance’s other services to ensure that customers continue to enjoy the full network coverage. In October the Alliance had started the Gothenburg Express Service, a feeder shuttle between German ports and Gothenburg (GTE). A new call at Jeddah has also been included in the Loop 4 service, as with a new call at Hong Kong in the Loop 7.
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