Maersk makes Asia main hub, expands port coverage
Maersk will end direct services between Europe and the Australasia region, instead sending all volumes through company-owned terminals in Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia and Singapore, starting in January, according to a company statement.
"All volumes will be moved through the dedicated Maersk operated transfer operations in south Malaysia and Singapore," the statement said.
The re-organisation follows the integration of services formerly offered by Maersk Sealand and P&O Nedlloyd, and will result in a new a network catering to the future demands of ports in the western Pacific and adjacent seas.
There will also be an expansion of services to new ports, as the line plans to extend routes to New Zealand's New Plymouth and Timaru ports.
In the US, Norfolk will be added to the present Philadelphia and Savannah calls. This will provide access to the interior of North America through a dedicated rail gateway.
The carrier will also disentangle such services from existing European routes, and instead provide dedicated weekly runs to and from the US east coast. Maersk will continue the full integration of its extensive Americas network, providing weekly coverage of South/Central American and Caribbean ports.
The focus is on providing services through a very extensive global network and transhipment points that will provide direct access to and from Africa (3 dedicated strings), the east coast of South America (1 dedicated string), Europe (7 dedicated strings), north Europe, and east Mediterranean, the Black Sea, north Africa, south Asia, and the Middle East (3 dedicated strings).A seasonal loader programme will be deployed to cater to the dairy and fruit volumes from Oceania.
In the intra-Oceania and Pacific Island trade, a dedicated service to Fiji and French Caledonia will also be added.
"All volumes will be moved through the dedicated Maersk operated transfer operations in south Malaysia and Singapore," the statement said.
The re-organisation follows the integration of services formerly offered by Maersk Sealand and P&O Nedlloyd, and will result in a new a network catering to the future demands of ports in the western Pacific and adjacent seas.
There will also be an expansion of services to new ports, as the line plans to extend routes to New Zealand's New Plymouth and Timaru ports.
In the US, Norfolk will be added to the present Philadelphia and Savannah calls. This will provide access to the interior of North America through a dedicated rail gateway.
The carrier will also disentangle such services from existing European routes, and instead provide dedicated weekly runs to and from the US east coast. Maersk will continue the full integration of its extensive Americas network, providing weekly coverage of South/Central American and Caribbean ports.
The focus is on providing services through a very extensive global network and transhipment points that will provide direct access to and from Africa (3 dedicated strings), the east coast of South America (1 dedicated string), Europe (7 dedicated strings), north Europe, and east Mediterranean, the Black Sea, north Africa, south Asia, and the Middle East (3 dedicated strings).A seasonal loader programme will be deployed to cater to the dairy and fruit volumes from Oceania.
In the intra-Oceania and Pacific Island trade, a dedicated service to Fiji and French Caledonia will also be added.
