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THE Alliance Announces Service Network Upgrade Plan for 2023

The enhanced service setup will enter into effect from April 2023

TLME News Service

THE Alliance’s network has been reconfigured to ensure the most comprehensive port coverage to maximise the satisfaction of the member lines’ customers. The enhanced service setup will enter into effect from April 2023.

One of the key highlights will be the deployment of larger newbuild ships to the Asia and North Europe trade. A modern series of fuel-efficient 23,500+ TEU vessels will replace smaller vessels.

This is part of THE Alliance’s ongoing commitment to offer more sustainable services by minimising the carbon footprint of its service network.

Another major upgrade will be the additional deployment of 14,000/15,000 TEU vessels on the Asia and Mediterranean trade as well as on the US East Coast trade.

The enhanced service network of THE Alliance will have the following rotations:

Asia and North Europe

  • FP1
    remains as pendulum of Asia – Europe and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades
    From TPWC – Tokyo - Shimizu – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Singapore – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Le Havre – (Suez) – Singapore – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – To TPWC

  • FE2
    Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – South PRC – Singapore – (Suez) – Tangier – Southampton – Le Havre – Wilhelmshaven – Rotterdam – (Suez) – Singapore – Pusan

  • FE3
    Ningbo – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – South PRC –Singapore – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Southampton – Algeciras – (Suez) – Singapore – South PRC – South PRC – Kaohsiung – Ningbo

  • FE4
    Xingang – Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – South PRC – (Suez) – Algeciras – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Tangier – (Suez) – Singapore – Xingang

  • FE5
    Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Singapore – Colombo – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – London Gateway – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – Laem Chabang

Asia and the Mediterranean

  • MD1
    Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore – Jeddah – (Suez) – Damietta – Barcelona – Valencia – Genoa – Damietta – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – South PRC – Qingdao

  • MD2
    Pusan – Shanghai– Ningbo – Kaohsiung – South PRC – Singapore – (Suez) – Piraeus – Genoa – La Spezia – Fos – Barcelona – Piraeus – (Suez) – Singapore – South PRC – Pusan

  • MD3
    Pusan – Ningbo – Shanghai – South PRC – Singapore – Jeddah – (Suez) – Ashdod – Istanbul – Izmit – Aliaga – Mersin – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – Kaohsiung – Pusan

Transpacific – West Coast

  • FP1 remains as Pendulum of Asia – Europe and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades
    From Europe – Singapore – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo – Shimizu – Kobe – Nagoya – Tokyo – Singapore – To Europe

  • PS3 remains as Pendulum of Asia – Indian subcontinent and Asia – Transpacific West Coast trades
    Nhava Sheva – Pipavav – Colombo – Port Kelang – Singapore – Cai Mep – Haiphong – South PRC – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore – Port Kelang – Nhava Sheva

  • PS4
    Xiamen – South PRC – Kaohsiung – Keelung – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Keelung – Kaohsiung – Xiamen

  • PS5
    Ningbo – Shanghai – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo – Ningbo

  • PS6
    Qingdao – Ningbo – Pusan – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Kobe – Qingdao

  • PS7
    Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – South PRC – South PRC – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – South PRC – Singapore

  • PN1
    Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Ningbo – Nagoya – Tokyo – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Nagoya – Xiamen

  • PN2
    Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Haiphong – South PRC – Tacoma – Vancouver – Tokyo – Kobe – Singapore

  • PN3
    South PRC – South PRC – Shanghai – Pusan – Vancouver – Tacoma – Pusan – Kaohsiung – South PRC

  • PN4
    Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Prince Rupert – Tacoma – Vancouver – Pusan – Kwangyang – Qingdao

Transpacific – East Coast (via Panama and Suez Canals)

  • EC1
    Kaohsiung – South PRC – Shanghai – Ningbo – Pusan – (Panama) – Manzanillo – New York – Norfolk – Charleston – Savannah – Manzanillo – (Panama) – Panama – Kaohsiung

  • EC2
    Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – (Panama) – Cartagena – Savannah – Charleston – Wilmington – Norfolk – Cartagena – (Panama) – Pusan – Qingdao

  • EC4
    Kaohsiung – Xiamen – South PRC – South PRC – Cai Mep – Singapore – (Suez) – Norfolk – Savannah – Charleston – New York – (Suez) – Singapore – Kaohsiung

  • EC5
    Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Singapore – Colombo – (Suez) – Halifax – New York – Savannah – Jacksonville – Norfolk – Halifax – (Suez) – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Laem Chabang

  • EC6
    Kaohsiung – South PRC – South PRC – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – (Panama) – Houston – Mobile – (Panama) – Kaohsiung

Asia and the Middle East / Red Sea

  • AG2
    Shanghai – Ningbo – Xiamen – South PRC – Port Kelang – Jebel Ali – Hamad – Umm Qasr – Hamad– Jebel Ali – Singapore – Shanghai

  • AG3
    Qingdao – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Kaohsiung – South PRC – Singapore – Jebel Ali – Dammam – Hamad – Jubail – Abu Dhabi – Sohar – Port Kelang – Singapore – South PRC – Qingdao

  • AR1
    Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South PRC – Singapore –Jeddah – Aqaba – Sokhna – Jeddah – Singapore – Pusan

Trans-Atlantic

  • AL2
    Southampton – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – New York – Norfolk – Philadelphia – New York – Southampton

  • AL3
    Antwerp – Hamburg – London Gateway – Charleston – Savannah – Norfolk – Antwerp

  • AL4
    Le Havre – London Gateway – Antwerp – Hamburg – Veracruz – Altamira – Houston – Le Havre

  • AL5
    Southampton – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Halifax – Port Everglades – Cartagena – (Panama) – Panama – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – Tacoma – Vancouver – Oakland – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Panama – (Panama) – Cartagena – Caucedo – Halifax – Southampton