Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd adjust their joint container service, linking India's ports to Europe via the Suez Canal, amid regional security assessments.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have decided to change the route of their joint container service after assessing the security situation in the region. The service operated by Maersk under the name ME1 and by Hapag-Lloyd under the name IOS will connect the ports of Mundra and Nhava Sheva in India to Europe via the Suez Canal.
The route announced by Maersk includes the Suez Canal and Tangier after Salalah. The ports of call in Northern Europe are Rotterdam, Wilhelmshaven, Hamburg, and London. On the return leg, the vessels will call at Algeciras and Tangier before heading back to Salalah via the canal.
The carriers are providing the same departure date for the westbound Atlanta Express. The first vessel heading east, the Savannah Express, is scheduled to depart from Tangier on November 12 according to Hapag-Lloyd's schedule and on November 13 according to Maersk's schedule. The departures are tentative; both carriers are linking the implementation of the new route to the security conditions in the Red Sea.
Source: SeaNews Türkiye
