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THE Alliance announces Transpacific trade updates

THE Alliance, a shipping alliance comprised of Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and HMM, will implement the following changes on the Transpacific West Coast product effective week 26, 2020:

West Coast Services (PNW)

PN3

The Pacific North Loop 3 (PN3) will call Shanghai/Yangshan instead of Shanghai/Waigaoqiao going forward. The first ship following the new proforma rotation will be Seaspan Ganges 018E, ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) in Shanghai/Yangshan on 25 June 2020.

PN4

The Pacific North Loop 4 (PN4) will structurally change the rotation in Asia by calling Shanghai/Waigaoqiao prior Ningbo:

  • Old rotation: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Prince Rupert – Tacoma – Vancouver – Pusan – Kwangyang – Qingdao.
  • New rotation: Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Pusan – Prince Rupert – Tacoma – Vancouver – Pusan – Kwangyang – Qingdao.

The first ship following the new proforma rotation will be hyundai Brave 088E, ETA in Shanghai on 28 June 2020.

In view of increasing market demand, THE Alliance has decided to reinsert the following sailings on the Transpacific Trade:

All sailings will follow their usual proforma rotations, said THE Alliance,





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