Gemini Network 2026 – Service Enhancements in 2026
As part of the continuous optimization of our Gemini network, we are implementing targeted service enhancements starting April 2026. Schedule reliability remains stable at a minimum of 90 percent, while further improvements strengthen market coverage and accelerate products on key Asia - Europe and Mediterranean trades.
In addition, our new Service Explorer tool increases transparency across the global network, providing clearer insights into service structures and rotations.
Below you will find the changes structured by service, including the updated rotations.
Far East - North Europe
What’s new for you:
- Direct call at Antwerp
- Improved hinterland connectivity for Benelux and European cargo flows
New Rotation:
Shanghai –> Yantian –> Tanjung Pelepas –> Rotterdam –> Antwerp –> Hamburg –> London Gateway –> Tangier –> Singapore
What’s new for you:
- New Baltic calls: Aarhus and Gothenburg
- Southampton becomes final European outbound call, strengthening UK export flows
- Yantian replaces Ningbo in Asia, enhancing Pearl River Delta connectivity options
New Rotation:
Shanghai –> Yantian –> Tanjung Pelepas –> London Gateway –> Aarhus –> Gothenburg –> Rotterdam –> Southampton –> Singapore
What’s new for you:
- Direct Ningbo – Germany connection
- One of the fastest products in the market from Ningbo to Germany
- Reversion to its previous rotation without the Baltic loop, which is now covered by the NE3
New Rotation:
Qingdao –> Ningbo –> Tanjung Pelepas –> London Gateway –> Bremerhaven –> Hamburg –> Rotterdam –> Algeciras –> Tanjung Pelepas
Far East – Mediterranean
What’s new for you:
- Added Algeciras westbound and eastbound
- Market-leading transit times for Spain and adjacent markets
- Improved Adriatic connectivity through streamlined rotation
New Rotation:
Ningbo –> Shanghai –> Tanjung Pelepas –> Algeciras –> Koper –> Rijeka –> Algeciras –> Singapore
What’s new for you:
- Upgrade to 20,000 TEU vessels
- Increased capacity and enhanced product strength
- Simplified rotation for improved schedule robustness
- Istanbul and Izmit served via dedicated shuttle connections
- Calls at Port Said East and new Damietta terminal
New Rotation:
Qingdao –> Kwangyang –> Ningbo –> Tanjung Pelepas –> Port Said East –> Damietta –> Colombo –> Singapore
New digital tool: In parallel, Hapag-Lloyd is launching the online “Service Explorer” that provides an interactive, data-driven overview of its global network. Applicable to all Hapag-Lloyd services, the “Service Explorer” enhances transparency on routings, connections and transit times, further supporting ease of doing business for customers worldwide.
If you have any questions regarding these updates or their impact on your supply chain, please contact your local Hapag-Lloyd representative.
We thank you for your continued trust and look forward to supporting your business with an even stronger network in 2026.