COSCO SHIPPING Lines Announces the Launch of
OCEAN
Alliance Day Eight Product in 2024
----Press release to COSCO SHIPPING customers
2024-03-15
As member of OCEAN Alliance, COSCO SHIPPING is dedicated to promoting
the prosperity of global trade by enhancing our scale and strength, providing
broader network, more stable and high-quality service products to our global
customers and endeavor to make contribution to the stability of global supply
chain since its operation. COSCO SHIPPING Lines sincerely appreciate the trust
and support from customers.
With the agreement to extend the cooperation by at least five years, it
demonstrates the determination of OCEAN Alliance to pursue stable and reliable
service to our customers. The launch of the OCEAN Alliance DAY 8 Product in 2024
continues stability and coherence of service. Boasting around 355 vessels with
an aggregate capacity of around 4.82 million TEUs and more than 480 direct Port
Pairs, OCEAN Alliance continuously optimize the frequency and coverage of
services to meet the direct calling requirement from customers. We are
committed to continuously improving service quality, adopting flexible,
practical measures to cope with changes, assisting the stability of global
supply chain with more stable and predictable services.
OCEAN Alliance is committed to practice the concepts of "green,
low-carbon" and enhancing the development of green fleet, to fulfill the
carriers’ social responsibilities of Green Shipping.
The OCEAN Alliance DAY 8 product to be launched in April 2024 will cover
37 services and COSCO SHIPPING has 3 Non-OA Transatlantic loops:
• 6 Far East - North Europe services
• 4 Far East - Mediterranean services
• 20 Trans-Pacific services (including 12
West Coast North America services, 8 East Coast North America and U.S. Gulf
services)
• 5 Trans-Atlantic services(including 3 Non-OA loop)
• 3 Middle East services
• 2 Red Sea services (direct calling +
transshipment)
6 Asia-North Europe services
To ensure the transit time from
Far East to North Europe, all Asia-North service products will focus on the
direct calling to North Europe ports. The original Mediterranean ports and
volume will be transferred to DAY 8 Asia-Mediterranean. Meanwhile, we will
strengthen the deployment to Asia-North Europe services and release schedule in
due course to provide more stable and visible service to customers.
Our products comply with the
"green and low-carbon" concept, the accuracy, frequency, and
predictability of schedules will be significantly improved. Meanwhile, OCEAN
Alliance maintains the most comprehensive coverage among the market, covering
16 Asian ports, 14 Northwest European ports, and about 80 direct port pairs.
Relying on the advantages of transshipment hubs such as Zeebrugge, Rotterdam
and Gdansk, as well as its regional network services, covers countries such as
Spain, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, and Finland.
AEU1: Qingdao(New!)-Shanghai-Ningbo-Xiamen-Yantian-Singapore-Felixstowe-Zeebrugge-Gdansk-Wilhelmshaven-Singapore-Yantian-Qingdao
AEU3: Tianjin-Dalian-Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Singapore-Rotterdam-Hamburg-Antwerp-Shanghai-Tianjin
AEU2: Busan-Ningbo-Shanghai-Yantian-Singapore- Tangier-Le Havre-
Hamburg-Rotterdam-Port Kelang- Busan
AEU6: Qingdao-Ningbo-Shanghai-Yantian-Singapore-Dunkirk-Rotterdam
-Southampton -Antwerp-Le Havre -Singapore-Qingdao
AEU5: Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Taipei-Yantian-Singapore-Rotterdam-Felixstowe-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Colombo-Tanjung
Pelepas-Kaohsiung-Qingdao
AEU9: Tianjin-Ningbo-Shanghai-Yantian-Singapore-Colombo(New!)-Antwerp-Hamburg-Rotterdam-
Tanjung Pelepas-Tianjin
4 Asia-Mediterraneanservices
OCEAN Alliance will provide total of 4 Asia-Mediterranean services. 2 loops
will cover West Med to provide tailored service of Italy and Spain first call
respectively. The other 2 loops cover Greece and Turkey of East Med and
Adriatic Sea with around 100 direct port-pair coverage.
Meanwhile, by concentrating resources to make two Asia-Piraeus express
and Leveraging the transshipment hub of Piraeus, with 12 loops in feeder
network operated by Diamond Line, a subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING, and the
synergies brought by China-Europe Railway Express, its services will be
extended to Central / Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the East Mediterranean Sea,
the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea regions to meet the requirements of
customers in frequency and coverage.
AEM1: Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Kaohsiung-Hong Kong-Yantian-Singapore-Piraeus-La
Spezia-Genoa -Fos-Valencia-Singapore-Qingdao
AEM2: Qingdao-Busan-Shanghai-Ningbo-Xiamen-Nansha-Shekou-Singapore-
Valencia-Barcelona-Fos-Malta- Port Kelang-Qingdao.
AEM3: Shanghai-Ningbo-Xiamen-Shekou-Nansha-Singapore-Valencia(New!)-Piraeus-Safi(New!)-Ambali-Piraeus-Port
Kelang-Shanghai
AEM6: Shanghai-Ningbo-Busan-Shekou-Singapore-Alexandria-Beirut-Koper-Trieste-Rijeka-Alexandria
-Port Kelang-Shekou-Shanghai
20 Trans-Pacific services
The trans-Pacific services of DAY 8 product to be launched from 2024 May
will present customers with 8 Pacific Southwest services, 4 Pacific Northwest services and 8 Far East -
East Coast North America and U.S. Gulf services including around 160 direct port
pairs.
We consolidate the services between China and North America, and provide
express shipping services connecting South China, East China and North China
and North America.
At the same time, in alignment with the trend of supply chain diversity,
we keep improving 9 stable direct services between Southeast Asia and North
America. To comply with changes on cargo flow, we continuously consolidate our
product for West Coast, and enhance the network on East Coast and Gulf.
8 Pacific Southwest services
In 2024, OCEAN Alliance will provide total of 8 Pacific Southwest
services.
AAS2: Haiphong(New!)– Xiamen- Nansha- Yantian- Los Angeles- Haiphong
CEN: Tianjin-Qingdao-Shanghai-Long Beach-
Prince Rupert-Tianjin
SEA2: (AWE5)-Port
Klang-Singapore- Laem Chabang-Cai Mep-Yantian- Los Angeles
-Oakland-Yantian-(AWE5)
AAC2: Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Los
Angeles-Oakland-Busan-Qingdao
SEA: Cai
Mep-Nansha-Hong Kong-Yantian-Kaohsiung- Long Beach –Kaohsiung – Cai Mep
AAS3: Port
Kelang(New!)- Cai Mep(New!)-Taipei- Kaohsiung -Yantian- Los Angeles-Oakland-
Kaohsiung- Port Kelang
AAC4: Ningbo-Shanghai-Busan-
Long Beach- Ningbo
AAC: Haiphong-Cai
Mep-Xiamen-Ningbo-Long Beach- Haiphong
4 Pacific Northwest services
The PNW services to be launched in 2024 consist of 4 loops, providing
unique connections between Far East and Northwest North America, by calling 4
key ports in the Northwest North America in each loop so as to offer customized
services.
MPNW: Xiamen-Ningbo-Shanghai-Busan-Seattle-Vancouver-Xiamen
CPNW: Hong
Kong-Yantian-Ningbo-Shanghai-Prince Rupert-Vancouver-Hong Kong
EPNW: (MEX5)-
Kaohsiung-Yantian-Shanghai-Ningbo- Tacoma-Vancouver-Tokyo-Osaka- Shanghai-
(MEX5)
OPNW: Hong
Kong-Yantian-Kaohsiung-Vancouver-Seattle-Kaohsiung-Hong Kong
8 Far East - East Coast North America and
U.S. Gulf services
The USEC services of DAY 8 product will maintain
8 loops, including 3 New York Express, 3 South Atlantic Express and 2 Gulf
Express. Among them, there will be 1 additional loop covering Southeast Asia on
top of 3 services, and new coverage of Laem Chabang, Haiphong and Yokohama are
added.
AWE1: Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Colon-Savannah-Charleston-New York-Colon-Qingdao
AWE2: Lianyungang - Qingdao-Ningbo-Shanghai-Busan-New York -Norfolk-Savannah-Lianyungang
AWE3: Xiamen-Kaohsiung -Hong Kong-Yantian -Colon-Savannah-New York-Norfolk -Baltimore
-Xiamen
AWE4: Laem Chabang(New!)-Cai Mep - Hong Kong-Yantian- Xiamen-Shanghai- New
York-Savannah-Charleston–Laem Chabang(New!)
AWE5: (SEA2)-Yantian-Cai Mep-Singapore-Port Kelang-Colombo-Halifax-New York- Norfolk-
Savannah-Charleston- Port Kelang- (SEA2)
AWE7: Port Kelang(New!)-Haiphong(New!)-Yantian -
Ningbo - Shanghai - Busan-Yokohama(New!)- Norfolk - Savannah-Charleston-Miami -
Port Kelang(New!)
GME: Shanghai-Ningbo-Xiamen-Yantian- Houston-Mobile-Tampa- Shanghai
GME2: Singapore- Cai Mep- Shekou- Ningbo- Shanghai -Busan-Houston-Mobile- New
Orleans- Singapore
5 Trans-Atlantic services:
COSCO SHIPPING Lines will provide 5 reliable direct loops between the
major ports of North Europe and Mediterranean, the United States and Mexico
with total 105 port pairs.
TAE: Southampton-Antwerp-Rotterdam-Bremerhaven-Le Havre-New
York-Norfolk-Savannah-Charleston-Southampton
EAG: Le
Havre-Antwerp-Rotterdam-Bremerhaven-Charleston-Miami-Veracruz-Altamira-Houston-New
Orleans-Le Havre
MENA (Non-OA loop):Algeciras- Livorno-Genoa-Fos-Barcelona-Valencia-New
York-Norfolk-Savannah-Miami- Algeciras
EMA (Non-OA loop):
Iskenderun-Aliaga-Istanbul-Piraeus-Vado-La Spezia-Algeciras-New
York-Norfolk-Savannah-Algeciras-Iskenderun
MDGX (Non-OA loop): Tangier-La
Spezia-Genoa-Barcelona-Valencia-Veracruz-Altamira-Houston-Tangier
3 Far East - Middle East services:
In Day 8, OCEAN Alliance will provide 3 loops with reliable, efficient
and fast connections between Far East and the Middle East with around 30 port
pairs. The MEX service, operated by COSCO SHIPPING Lines and OOCL dual brand,
will continue to guarantee its regularity of departures by deploying flagship
20K TEU vessels. With seamless feeder connections via the transshipment hub of
Abu Dhabi, we can serve our customers to major Middle East countries including
Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar etc.
MEX: Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Nansha – Singapore -Jebel Ali – Abu
Dhabi – Dammam -Abu Dhabi – Port Kelang – Qingdao;
MEX4: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore -Abu Dhabi(New!)– Jebel Ali
– Hamad- Dammam – Singapore – Qingdao
MEX5: EPNW – Shanghai – Ningbo – Kaohsiung – Shekou – Port Kelang –
Jebel Ali – Umm Qasr – Jebel Ali – Port Kelang – Kaohsiung – EPNW;
2 Far East - Red Sea services:
We take measures as direct + transshipment mode for continuity and
security, to deliver cargo to destination by mainline shipping and inland
transshipment.
RES1: Tianjin-Qingdao-Ningbo-Nansha-Shekou
-Singapore-Jeddah-Sokhna-Aqaba-Jeddah-Port Kelang-Ningbo-Tianjin
RES2: Shanghai-Ningbo-Taipei-Xiamen-Shekou-Singapore
-Djibouti-Jeddah-Sokhna-Aqaba-Djibouti-Singapore-Shanghai
Looking ahead, OCEAN Alliance will move forward with passion and
commitment, go “Green” shipping, always adhere to customer-centered
concept, and deliver values to all. We are always ready to make more
achievements with our customers in the future!
(The above service and rotations are subject to further revision and
market conditions.)