THE Alliance Announces Service Upgrade Plan for 2023

On December 20, THE Alliance announced the 2023 service network upgrade plan, which will take effect from April 2023.

Compared with the past, an important adjustment is that THE Alliance will deploy larger newbuildings on the Asia-North Europe service. Energy-saving ships above 23,500 TEU will replace smaller ships.

THE alliance says this is part of its commitment to deliver more sustainable services by minimizing the carbon footprint of the service network.

Another major adjustment of the new plan is to deploy an additional 14,000-15,000 TEU ships on the Asia-Mediterranean service and the US East service.

The new route network involves Asia-North Europe service, Asia-Mediterranean service, trans-Pacific-West US service, trans-Pacific-US East service (via Panama Canal and Suez Canal), Asia-Middle East/Red Sea service and trans-Atlantic service.

Asia-North Europe Service

The FP1 service continues as a pendulum route between Europe, Asia and the US West Coast.

FP1 service: TPWC-Tokyo-Shimizu-Kobe-Nagoya-Tokyo-Singapore-(Suez Canal)-Rotterdam-Hamburg-Le Havre-(Suez Canal)-Singapore-Kobe-Nagoya-Tokyo-TPWC

FE2 service: Busan-Shanghai-Ningbo-South China-Singapore-(Suez Canal)-Tangier-Southampton-Le Havre-Wilhelmshaven-Rotterdam-(Suez Canal)-Singapore-Busan

FE3 service: Ningbo-Xiamen-Kaohsiung-South China-Singapore-(Suez Canal)-Rotterdam-Hamburg-Antwerp-Southampton-Algeciras-(Suez Canal)-Singapore-South China -Kaohsiung-Ningbo

FE4 service: Tianjin Xingang-Qingdao-Pusan-Shanghai-South China-(Suez Canal)-Algeciras-Rotterdam-Hamburg-Antwerp-Tangier-(Suez Canal)-Singapore-Tianjin Xingang

FE5 service: Laem Chabang - Caime - Singapore - Colombo - (Suez Canal) - Rotterdam - Hamburg - Antwerp - London - (Suez Canal) - Jeddah - Singapore - Laem Chabang

Asia-Mediterranean Service

MD1 service: Qingdao - Busan - Shanghai - Ningbo - South China - Singapore - Jeddah - (Suez Canal) - Damietta - Barcelona - Valencia - Genoa - Damietta - (Suez Canal) - Jeddah -Singapore-South China-Qingdao

MD2 service: Busan-Shanghai-Ningbo-Kaohsiung-South China-Singapore-(Suez Canal)-Piraeus-Genoa-La Spezia-Foz-Barcelona-Piraeus-(Suez Canal )-Singapore-South China-Busan

MD3 service: Busan-Ningbo-Shanghai-South China-Singapore-Jeddah-(Suez Canal)-Ashdod-Istanbul-Izmit-Arriaga-Mersin-(Suez Canal)-Jeddah -Singapore-Kaohsiung-Busan

Transpacific - West America Service

FP1 service: Singapore-Kobe-Nagoya-Tokyo-Los Angeles/Long Beach-Auckland-Tokyo-Shimizu-Kobe-Nagoya-Tokyo-Singapore

PS3 service: Navasheva-Pipawav-Colombo-Port Klang-Singapore-Caime-Haiphong-South China-Los Angeles/Long Beach-Auckland-Busan-Shanghai-Ningbo-South China-Singapore-Klang Port - Nava Sheva

PS4 service: Xiamen-South China-Kaohsiung-Keelung-Los Angeles/Long Beach-Auckland-Keelung-Kaohsiung-Xiamen

PS5 service: Ningbo-Shanghai-Los Angeles/Long Beach-Auckland-Tokyo-Ningbo

PS6 service: Qingdao-Ningbo-Busan-Los Angeles/Long Beach-Auckland-Kobe-Qingdao

PS7 service: Singapore-Laem Chabang-Cai Mee-South China-Los Angeles/Long Beach-Auckland-South China-Singapore

PN1 service: Xiamen-Kaohsiung-Ningbo-Nagoya-Tokyo-Tacoma-Vancouver-Tokyo-Kobe-Nagoya-Xiamen

PN2 service: Singapore-Laem Chabang-Cai Me-Haiphong-South China-Tacoma-Vancouver-Tokyo-Kobe-Singapore

PN3 service: South China - Shanghai - Busan - Vancouver - Tacoma - Busan - Kaohsiung - South China

PN4 service: Qingdao-Ningbo-Shanghai-Pusan-Prince Rupert-Tacoma-Vancouver-Pusan-Gwangyang-Qingdao

Transpacific - East US service (via Panama Canal and Suez Canal)

EC1 service: Kaohsiung-South China-Shanghai-Ningbo-Pusan-(Panama Canal)-Manzanillo-New York-Norfolk-Charleston-Savannah-Manzanillo-(Panama Canal)-Panama- Kaohsiung

EC2 service: Qingdao-Ningbo-Shanghai-Pusan-(Panama Canal)-Cartagena-Savannah-Charleston-Wilmington-Norfolk-Cartagena-(Panama Canal)-Pusan-Qingdao

EC4 service: Kaohsiung-Xiamen-South China-Cai Mee-Singapore-(Suez Canal)-Norfolk-Savannah-Charleston-New York-(Suez Canal)-Singapore-Kaohsiung

EC5 service: Laem Chabang - Caime - Singapore - Colombo - (Suez Canal) - Halifax - New York - Savannah - Jacksonville - Norfolk - Halifax - (Suez Canal) - Jay Beary-Singapore-Laem Chabang

EC6 service: Kaohsiung-South China-Ningbo-Shanghai-Pusan-(Panama Canal)-Houston-Mobile-(Panama Canal)-Kaohsiung

Asia - Middle East/Red Sea Service

AG2 service: Shanghai-Ningbo-Xiamen-South China-Port Klang-Jebel Ali-Hamad-Umm Qasr-Hamad-Jebel Ali-Singapore-Shanghai

AG3 service: Qingdao-Busan-Shanghai-Ningbo-Kaohsiung-South China-Singapore-Jebel Ali-Daman-Hamad-Jubail-Abu Dhabi-Sohar-Port Klang-Singapore-South China Region-Qingdao

AR1 service: Busan-Shanghai-Ningbo-South China-Singapore-Jeddah-Aqaba-Sokna-Jeddah-Singapore-Busan

Transatlantic Service

AL2 service: Southampton-Le Havre-Rotterdam-Hamburg-New York-Norfolk-Philadelphia-New York-Southampton

AL3 service: Antwerp - Hamburg - London - Charleston - Savannah - Norfolk - Antwerp

AL4 service: Le Havre - London - Antwerp - Hamburg - Veracruz - Altamira - Houston - Le Havre

AL5 service: Southampton-Le Havre-Rotterdam-Hamburg-Antwerp-Halifax-Halifax-Port Everglades-Cartagena-(Panama Canal)-Panama-Los Angeles/ Long Beach - Oakland - Tacoma - Vancouver - Oakland - Los Angeles / Long Beach - Panama - (Panama Canal) - Cartagena - Casindo - Halifax - Southampton