G6 Alliance Axes Four Asia-Europe Sailings
Container shippers of the G6 Alliance announced four sailings within their Asia-Europe product have been cancelled in response to changes in market demand.
According to the shippers, as the G6 Alliance continues to review its product profile, the following void sailings are planned for the subsequent services and weeks:
- Loop 6 service in week 40 (westbound ETA Kaohsiung, October 1, 2015). Kaohsiung will be added as a westbound call, while Jebel Ali will be inserted on the eastbound leg of Loop 7. The westbound Colombo and Xiamen calls will be added into Loop 4.
- Loop 7 service in week 41 (westbound ETA Qingdao October 5, 2015). Qingdao will be added to Loop 4 on the westbound leg in the corresponding week, while Gdansk, Gothenburg and Antwerp calls will be covered by Loop 5 on the eastbound direction during the same timeframe.
- Loop 4 service in week 42 (westbound ETA Ningbo October 16, 2015). The westbound Le Havre call will be covered by Loop 6 in the respective week.
- Loop 5 service in week 43 (westbound ETA Kwangyang October 23, 2015). The westbound Kwangyang and Pusan calls will be added in other loops in the respective week.
The G6 Alliance, which consists of members APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line, continues to offer services between Asia and Europe covering all major port pairs with weekly sailings.