300 ships! More than 90% on-time rate! Latest announcements from Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd!
2024Year1In March, global shipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced that they would2025A long-term operational collaboration plan was launched in 2016, which was named "Gemini". local time9moon9Japan, U.S. Federal Maritime Commission(FMC)The official website announcement stated that Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd submitted a proposal to establish a "Gemini Star""The collaboration is now approved in the United States.
Despite the approval,FMCEmphasis on, "Gemini"The cooperation agreement will still be subject toFMCStrengthened review and continuous supervision, and all parties participating in the alliance agreement must agree to the supervision conditions, and supervision will begin from now on.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd jointly publish as operational partnership program launch date draws closerThe maritime service network planning plan within the "Gemini" collaboration framework aims to let customers know more about the latest plans for the joint operation network.
according toUnder the "Gemini" collaboration plan, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will officially begin cooperation in shipping services on the east-west trade corridor in February 2025. Both parties are committed to building a flexible and interconnected shipping service network that can achieve an on-time rate of more than 90% after full operation.
The new maritime service network will beIt consists of 27 or 29 efficient main lines and 30 flexible shuttle lines. The two companies will put a total of 300 or 340 ships into operation.
Considering that the situation in the Red Sea continues to be unstable, the two shipping companies have prepared two alternative plans for sailing through the Suez Canal and detouring around the Cape of Good Hope, and plan toOne of them will be determined as the final plan in October 2024.
Plan via Suez Canal
About300 ships
3.4 million TEU capacity
57 routes, including 27 main routes and 30 shuttle routes (when announced in January 2024, the plan was to have 58 routes, of which 32 were shuttle routes)
Plan to circumnavigate the Cape of Good Hope
About340 ships
3.7 million TEU capacity
59 routes, including 29 main routes and 30 shuttle routes
Currently, Maersk hasIt operates in more than 130 countries and has approximately 100,000 employees worldwide. Maersk's fleet consists of approximately 700 owned and chartered vessels with a total capacity of more than 4 million TEU.
Hapag-Lloyd currently has 287 modern container ships with a total transport capacity of 2.2 million TEU and is one of the world's leading liner shipping companies. In the liner shipping sector, Hapag-Lloyd has approximately 13,700 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has 114 liner services worldwide, ensuring fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all continents.
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