G6 Alliance announces Asia - North America Summer Program
April 14, 2015
<Tokyo>, 14 April 2015: Members of the G6 Alliance announced the Summer Program and port rotation for Asia – North America services in response to seasonal changes in market demand.
The G6 Alliance continues to offer a variety of services between Asia and North America covering all major port pairs with weekly sailings, and to make service adjustments where necessary. The G6 Alliance also offers services on the Asia-Europe and Transatlantic trade lanes.
Resumed Services
The G6 Alliance will resume the CC2, NYE and SCE services with the following details:
CC2
Port rotation: Ningbo – Shanghai – Los Angeles / Long Beach – Ningbo
First Sailing: ETA Ningbo May 17, 2015
NYE
Port rotation: Kaohsiung – Ningbo – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Pusan – Panama Canal – Manzanillo (Panama) – Savannah – New York – Norfolk – Jacksonville - Manzanillo (Panama) – Panama Canal – Balboa – Pusan – Kaohsiung
First Sailing: ETA Kaohsiung May 31, 2015
SCE
Port rotation: Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Da Chan Bay – Hong Kong – Yantian – Panama Canal - Manzanillo (Panama) – Kingston – Savannah – Charleston – Kingston - Manzanillo (Panama) – Panama Canal – Xiamen
First Sailing: ETA Xiamen May 26, 2015
Service Enhancements
CC1
CC1 service will be upgraded to include the port of Qingdao.
New port rotation: Qingdao – Shanghai – Kwangyang – Pusan – Los Angeles – Oakland – Pusan – Kwangyang – Qingdao
Effective voyage: ETA Qingdao May 17, 2015
Service Rationalization
NYE and SCE combined service – Suspended
As a result of resuming NYE and SCE, the current combined service will be suspended.
Combined service original rotation : Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Pusan – Panama Canal – Manzanillo (Panama) – Kingston – Savannah – Charleston – New York – Norfolk – Jacksonville – Kingston – Manzanillo(Panama) – Panama Canal – Balboa - Pusan – Xiamen
The last sailing will be ZIM Colombo 040E, ETA Xiamen May 21, 2015.
CC3 and SE1 – Leaving G6 Alliance
CC3 and SE1 services will be withdrawn from the G6 Alliance.
CC3 original rotation: Qingdao – Shanghai – Pusan – Yokohama – Los Angeles – Oakland – Yokohama – Pusan – Qingdao
The last sailing under G6 Alliance will be APL Holland 225E, ETA Qingdao May 9, 2015.
SE1 original rotation: Singapore – Chiwan – Kaohsiung – Los Angeles – Yokohama – Kaohsiung - Singapore
The last sailing will be APL Florida 036E, ETA Singapore May 6, 2015.
The G6 Alliance members are: APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line.
The news on this website is as of the date announced and may change without notice.