Gemini Cooperation partners Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will launch a new Far East-Med-Red Sea SE4/AE19 service via the Cape of Good Hope calling at Xingang, Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Tanjung Pelepas, Tangier Med, Port Said, Jeddah, Tangier Med, Singapore, Xingang from 13 March 2026. The service will cater to high demand to the Red Sea due to the Iran crisis that started on 28 February 2028. The service will turn in 16 weeks and will deploy up to 16 ships of 10,000 to 13,000 teu from Maersk
Hapag-Lloyd announced on 16 February an agreement to acquire ZIM, through a structure that involves the Israeli private equity investor FIMI Opportunity Funds. The completion of the transaction will be subject to agreement by the Israeli government as well as additional regulatory approvals and the consent of the shareholders’ meeting of ZIM. The announcement follows leaks by Israeli media over the weekend with Hapag-Lloyd confirming on 15 February that it is in advanced discussions to acquire
The Gemini Cooperation's Indian Subcontinent Mediterranean Express (IMEX) / Middle East-Europe 11 (ME11) service will change from its current Cape routing to a revised Suez routing in both directions from February 2026. The revised IMEX/ME11 will call at Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Salalah, Port Said, Tangier Med, Valencia, Port Said, Salalah, Jebel Ali, Mundra. It will turn in 63 days using 9 ships of 15,200 to 15,800 teu that are all operated by Maersk even though it is marketed as a joint service u
The Gemini Cooperation partners Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk remain at the bottom of the EBIT margin ranking amongst the main publicly listed carriers, lagging behind their industry peers by as much as 20%. The high cost of maintaining the superior schedule reliability of the Gemini network and their inability to secure any freight rate premium have continued to drag down the 2 carriers’ operating performance.
Hapag-Lloyd has launched a new Malaysia Singapore Feeder (MSF) service connecting Penang, Port Klang, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Penang from 28 October 2025 using the 1,930 teu NORDSERAPHINA. The MSF service will turn in 7 days to provide dedicated feeder connections to Hapag-Lloyd and Gemini Cooperation services at Tanjung Pelepas and Singapore.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will withdraw the Gemini Cooperation's WC6/TP9 service in October 2025, with the last sailing to depart from Xiamen on 23 September 2025. The WC6/TP9 service was launched in June 2025, using 6 ships of 4,200 to 5,000 teu calling at Xiamen, Busan, Long Beach, Xiamen. The move is a change from the Gemini partners' initial plan that was announced on 3 September to blank 3 WC6/TP9 sailings in October. This plan was changed to a full suspension of the service for the remainder
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will launch a new Transpacific WC6/TP9 service connecting Xiamen, Busan, Long Beach, Xiamen. The Gemini Cooperation service will turn in 6 weeks and deploys 6 ships of 4,000-5,000 teu starting with the 4,622 teu RHONE MAERSK at Xiamen on 23 June 2025.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have launched a new Gemini Cooperation feeder service branded as Middle East Shuttle 6 (M06) / Pakistan Service 2 (PK2) to connect Salalah, Port Qasim, Salalah from 13 May 2025. The service turns in 7 days using 2 ships of 2,500-3,500 teu to provide 2 sailings a week.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will launch 2 new feeder services to provide connections between the Colombian hub of Cartagena with US Gulf coast ports from March 2025. These services are operated by Maersk as part of the Gemini Cooperation network to the US Gulf:- * The America Shuttle 1 (AM1) / Florida Shuttle (FLS) service will connect Cartagena, Miami, Jacksonville, Cartagena from 17 March 2025. The service will turn in 14 days using the 2,544 teu ERATO and 2,532 teu MAERSK NESTON * The IAM Ameri
Hapag-Lloyd will launch a new Portugal Tangier Express (PTX) service connecting Tangier, Lisbon, Vigo, Leixoes, Tangier from 17 March 2025 with the 1,440 teu GFS SAPPHIRE on a weekly rotation that will provide connections between Iberian ports as well as transshipment options at Tangier to Hapag-Lloyd’s global network.