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Ocean Alliance to launch its range of worldwide services in April

THE Ocean Alliance has launched its Day Two Product with 3.6 million TEU capacity in 340 ships on 41 services to start in April.

Alliance partners CMA CGM, Casco, Evergreen and OOCL will offer 20 transpacific services, six Asia-Europe services, four Asia-Med loops, four transatlantic services, five Asia-Mideast and two Asia-Red Sea strings, reports New York's Maritime Logistics Professional.

"We are enthusiastic to announce our Day Two Product," said alliance vice president Olivier Nivoix.

There will be nine weekly Pacific Southwest services including four North and Central China PSW services, four South China PSW services and one Southeast Asia PSW service.

These will be known as CEN rotating through Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Prince Rupert, Long Beach, Oakland and back to Tianjin. Also the AAC: Dalian, Lianyungang, Shanghai, Ningbo, Long Beach, Seattle and back to Dalian. Also AAC2: Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Los Angeles, Oakland, Tokyo and back to Qingdao and AAC4: Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Long Beach, Busan and back to Ningbo.

Others will include SEA rotating through Kaohsiung, Cai Mep, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Kaohsiung, Long Beach and back to Kaohsiung. Also SEA2: (AWE5), Port Kelang, Singapore, Jakarta, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Los Angeles, Oakland, Hong Kong, Cai Mep, Singapore, Port Kelang, Colombo, (AWE5).

Also included are AAS2 rotating through Fuqing, Guangzhou-Nansha, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Xiamen, Los Angeles, Oakland and back to Fuqing. Also AAS3: Taipei, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Shekou, Shenzhen-Yantian, Los Angeles, Oakland and back to Taipei. Also AAS4: Shenzhen-Yantian, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Los Angeles, Oakland, Tacoma, Kaohsiung and back to Shenzhen-Yantian.

There will be four Pacific Northwest express services to Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Seattle and Tacoma respectively, covering North, Central and South China markets, as well as direct routes from Southeast Asia to PNW.

They will be known as MPNW rotating through Shenzhen-Yantian, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Seattle, Vancouver and back to Shenzhen-Yantian. Also CPNW: (MEX), Singapore, Cai Mep, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Yokohama, Shanghai, Ningbo, Guangzhou-Nansha, and back to (MEX) Singapore.

Others will be EPNW: Shenzhen-Yantian, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Ningbo, Tacoma, Vancouver, Tokyo, Osaka, Qingdao and back to Shenzhen-Yantian. Also OPNW: Shenzhen-Shekou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Kaohsiung, Vancouver, Seattle, Busan, Kaohsiung and back to Shenzhen-Shekou.

There will be seven Asia, East Coast North America and US Gulf services, including five USEC loops and two GULF loops, covering 11 ports of USEC and the Gulf. Five USEC services include one North and Central China New York express, one South China New York express, one Southeast Asia New York express, one North and Central China Savannah express, one South China Savannah express, two Gulf services both provide Central and South China Houston express.

They will be known as AWE1 rotating through Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Colon, Savannah, Charleston, Boston, New York, Colon, Qingdao. Also AWE2: Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, New York, Norfolk, Savannah and back to Qingdao. Also AWE3: Xiamen, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Kaohsiung, Colon, Savannah, Baltimore, Norfolk, New York and back to Xiamen.

Others will be knows as AWE4: Xiamen, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Shanghai, Colon, New York, Savannah, Charleston and back to Xiamen. Also AWE5: (SEA2), Hong Kong, Cai Mep, Singapore, Port Kelang, Colombo, Halifax, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston, Port Kelang, Singapore, Jakarta, Laem Chabang and Cai Mep, (SEA2). Also GME: Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Yantian, Houston, Mobile and back to Shanghai. Also GME2: Singapore, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Busan, Houston, Mobile, New Orleans, Miami, Jacksonville and Hong Kong.

There will be six Asia-Europe services connecting 20 Asian ports and 13 North European ports directly and upgrade the Cosco core service AEU3, offering fast transit time and direct route to main North Europe ports with coverage on feeder network via Rotterdam, Gdansk and Hamburg.

They will be known as AEU1 rotating through Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Yantian, Singapore, Suez Canal, Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Gdansk, Wilhelmshaven, Felixstowe, Suez Canal, Singapore, Shenzhen-Yantian and back to Shanghai. Also AEU2: Tianjin, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen-Yantian, Singapore, Suez Canal, Algeciras, Southampton, Dunkirk, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Southampton, Le Havre, Suez Canal, Khor Fakkan, Port Kelang, Xiamen and back to Tianjin.

Others will include AEU3 rotating through Tianjin, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Singapore, Suez Canal, Piraeus, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Suez Canal, Shanghai and back to Tianjin. Also AEU5: Kaohsiung, Ningbo, Shanghai, Taipei, Shenzhen-Yantian, Colombo, Suez Canal, Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Suez Canal, Colombo and back to Kaohsiung.

Also included are AEU6 rotating through Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen-Yantian, Cai Mep, Singapore, Suez Canal, Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Malta, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Guangzhou-Nansha and back to Qingdao. Also AEU7: Ningbo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou-Nansha, Shenzhen-Shekou, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, Suez Canal, Piraeus, Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Zeebrugge, Piraeus, Suez Canal, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Hong Kong and back to Ningbo.

There will be five Asia-Mediterranean services, making Piraeus as the transshipment hub of South Europe and the entrance of China, Central Europe Land, Sea Express, multi-frequency and fast routes to Black Sea, Adriatic, East Africa and inland points in Central and Eastern Europe are provided.

These will be known as AEM1 rotating through Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Singapore, Suez Canal, Piraeus, La Spezia, Genoa, Fos, Valencia, Piraeus, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong and back to Qingdao. Also AEM2: Qingdao, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Guangzhou-Nansha, Shenzhen-Yantian, Singapore, Suez Canal, Malta, Barcelona, Valencia, Fos, Genoa, Malta, Beirut, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Jebel Ali, Port Kelang, Xiamen and back to Qingdao.

Others will include AEM3 rotating through Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Shekou, Singapore, Suez Canal, Port Said, Beirut, Piraeus, Istanbul Evyap (Izmit), Istanbul Ambarli (Avcilar), Constanza, Odessa, Istanbul Ambarli (Avcilar), Mersin, Port Said, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Port Kelang and back to Busan.

Also included are AEM5 rotating through Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Taipei, Shenzhen-Yantian, Shenzhen-Shekou, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Suez Canal, Ashdod, Haifa, Alexandria, Piraeus, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Tanjung Pelepas, Shenzhen-Shekou, Kaohsiung and back to Qingdao. Also AEM6: Shanghai, Ningbo, Busan, Shenzhen-Shekou, Singapore, Suez Canal, Port Said, Malta, Koper, Trieste, Rijeka, Venice, Koper, Malta, Damietta, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Port Kelang, Shenzhen-Shekou and back to Shanghai.

There will be five Asia-Middle East services that will include MEX rotating through (PNW2), Shanghai, Ningbo, Guangzhou-Nansha, Singapore, Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Singapore, Cai Mep, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Ningbo and back to Shanghai. Also MEX2: Lianyungang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou, Singapore, Jebel Ali, Bahrain, Dammam, Abu Dhabi, Port Kelang, Guangzhou-Nansha and back to Lianyungang.

Also included are MEX3 rotating through Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen-Shekou, Singapore, Jebel Ali, Hamad, Dammam, Jubail, Singapore and back to Qingdao. Also MEX4: Tianjin, Dalian, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen-Shekou, Singapore, Khor Al Fakkan, Jebel , Ali, Sohar, Port Kelang, Singapore, Shenzhen-Shekou and Tianjin. Also MEX5: Shanghai, Ningbo, Taipei, Shenzhen-Shekou, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Port Kelang, Hong Kong and back to Shanghai.

There will be two Asia-Red Sea services, providing direct calls from North China, Eastern China, Southern China and Southeast Asia to Red Sea ports.

These will be known as RES1 rotating through Tianjin, Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Guangzhou-Nansha, Shenzhen-Shekou, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Port Kelang, Singapore, Ningbo and back to Tianjin. Also RES2: Shanghai, Ningbo, Taipei, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Shekou, Singapore, Colombo (trial call 1 cycle), Djibouti, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Djibouti, Singapore and back to Shanghai.