THE Alliance announces Transpacific-West Coast change

In consideration of the present market situation, THE Alliance will make changes to the Asia to Transpacific-West Coast Network by temporarily suspending the PS5 service and enhancing the existing PS3, PS6, and PS7 service as of August and until further notice.

The following enhancements shall ensure that customers continue to receive a frequent and comprehensive service coverage.

PS5: To be suspended until further notice
PS3: Enhanced service with Tokyo call: Nhava Sheva – Pipavav – Colombo – Port Kelang – Singapore – Cai Mep – Haiphong – Yantian – Los Angeles / Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo (new) – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Port Kelang – Nhava Sheva
PS6: Optimized service by adding Shanghai and omit Pusan: Qingdao – Shanghai (new) – Ningbo – Los Angeles / Long Beach – Oakland – Kobe – Qingdao
PS7: Enhanced service with Pusan call: Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Hong Kong – Yantian – Pusan (new) – Los Angeles / Long Beach – Oakland – Hong Kong – Singapore

The effective sailings of the aforementioned adjustments will be announced shortly.

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With a fleet of 250 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 1.8 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. The Company has around 14,100 employees and more than 400 offices in 135 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 119 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the leading operators in the Transatlantic, Middle East, Latin America and Intra-America trades.

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