G6 Alliance Cancels Some Asia-Europe Sailings
Facing less-than-expected market demand, members of the G6 Alliance announced additional void sailings within the container shippers’ Asia-Europe service, suspending its Loop 6 service until further notice.
The G6 Alliance, which consists of APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line, said it continues to offer various services between Asia and Europe covering major port pairs with weekly sailings.
The shippers said further service adjustments are possible as the G6 Alliance continues to review its product profile, making service adjustments where necessary.
Following the most recent cancellation, the G6 Alliance will now provide the following rotation:
- Loop 1: Kobe – Nagoya – Shimizu – Tokyo – Hong Kong – Vung Tau – Singapore – Jeddah – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Southampton – Le Havre – Singapore – Hong Kong – Kobe
- Loop 4: Ningbo – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Xiamen – Shekou – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Colombo – Southampton – Antwerp – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Jeddah – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo
- Loop 5: Kwangyang – Pusan – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Ningbo – Kaohsiung – Yantian - Singapore – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Southampton – Singapore – Shekou – Kaohsiung – Kwangyang
- Loop 7: Qingdao – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Ningbo – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk – Gothenburg – Antwerp – Southampton – Singapore – Yantian – Qingdao