G6 Alliance starts second direct container service between Sweden and Asia
A new direct service between Sweden and Asia is due to commence tomorrow, operated by the G6 Alliance. Ships will call at APM Terminals, the container terminal at the Port of Gothenburg, once a week.
Up to now, Sweden has had just one direct container service to the Far East – the weekly service operated from Gothenburg by MSC and Maersk Line. Tomorrow a second service will be added. The international G6 Alliance has invested heavily in a direct freight service between Sweden and Asia.
"A wide range of services is crucial for Swedish industry and that is why it is very encouraging indeed that the G6 Alliance believes in the Swedish market and in the Port of Gothenburg as a freight hub. Direct services mean rapid, safe transport with excellent reliability," said Claes Sundmark, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at the Port of Gothenburg.
The G6 Alliance comprises the Singapore-based company APL, the Korean company Hyundai, the Japanese companies MOL and NYK, the German company Hapag Lloyd and the Hong Kong-based company OOCL. The last time the G6 Alliance operated out of Gothenburg was in 2012.
The first ship bound for the Far East will leave Gothenburg on August 28, carrying mainly forest products, steel and machinery. The service will then call at APM Terminals in Gothenburg once a week. Imports will include clothing, electronics, foodstuffs, white goods and industrial components. The ships used in this rotation can carry around 14,000 containers.
The rotation covers the following ports: Qingdao (China) – Shanghai (China) – Hong Kong (China) – Yantian (China) – Singapore (Singapore) – Rotterdam (Netherlands) – Hamburg (Germany) – Gdansk (Poland) – Gothenburg (Sweden) – Antwerp (Belgium) – Southampton (United Kingdom) – Singapore (Singapore) – Yantian (China) – Qingdao (China).
