Hapag-Lloyd AG announces G6 Alliance adjusts Black Sea coverage by new feeder service Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013

Last sailing for ABX service end of August / Full port coverage will be maintained by a new dedicated feeder service / Port Said will be added to Loop 4.

The members of the G6 Alliance have decided to modify their network between the Far  East and the Black Sea effective from week 36. The last sailing for the ABX service will be  "MOL Performance" (ETA Ningbo on 30th August).

All port coverage will be maintained by a new dedicated feeder service with a connection via Port Said that will be added to the Loop 4 of the G6 Alliance. The G6 Alliance's  Mediterranean service, EUM, will also provide a connection to the newly deployed Black  Sea feeder through the existing Port Said call. The rotation of the feeder service will be:

Port Said – Ashdod – Istanbul – Constanza – Odessa – Istanbul – Ashdod – Port Said. The  weekly service will provide a seamless coverage of the Black Sea with two vessels of  approximately 3,000 TEU.

After this service change, OOCL will continue to serve the market via alternative service  arrangement.

The G6 Alliance is one of the leading consortia in global container shipping offering a  variety of services between the Far East and Europe/Med as well as between the Far East  and North America East Coast covering all major port pairs with weekly sailings. The G6  Alliance members are APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines,  Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line.