The Japanese container shipping company ONE is joining forces with other lines in the transatlantic trade – Bremerhaven will benefit from this.
Until now, ONE has been operating in “THE Alliance” with Hapag-Lloyd, HMM and Yang Ming. Following the Hamburg-based company’s switch to the Gemini Cooperation with Maersk, it will then join the two remaining partners in the new “Premier Alliance“.
However, this does not prevent the world’s No. 6 container shipping company, led by Jeremy Nixon, from making common cause with other shipping companies in the transatlantic trade. As part of a vessel-sharing agreement, ONE will, in the future, use three services together with CMA CGM, Cosco, OOCL and Evergreen, which all belong to the “Ocean Alliance”, which is actually a competitor.
The launch is scheduled for February 2025, when all the major carriers are reorganising. “By combining our fleets and market experience, we can offer a comprehensive and reliable service offering in all key transatlantic market sectors,” says ONE CEO Nixon.
14 ports including Bremerhaven
Subject to regulatory approval, the three services will connect Northern Europe with the East Coast of North America and the US Gulf Coast. In addition to the western ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp, the 14 ports of call will always include Bremerhaven as the only port of call in Germany. The rotations for the new services are as follows:
AT1 (Transatlantic 1): Southampton – Antwerp – Rotterdam – Bremerhaven – Le Havre – New York – Norfolk – Baltimore – Southampton
AT2 (Transatlantic 2): Le Havre – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Bremerhaven – Charleston – Savannah – Le Havre
AT3 (Transatlantic 3): Southampton – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Bremerhaven – Veracruz – Altamira – Houston – New Orleans – Southampton
ONE also intends to strengthen the transatlantic service between Northern Europe and the US West Coast with a new rotation. However, Hamburg will replace the Weser port:
AL5 (Transatlantic 5): Southampton – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Miami – Cartagena – Rodman – Los Angeles – Oakland – Rodman – Caucedo – Southampton
Ocean Network Express (ONE), headquartered in Singapore, bundles the container shipping activities of the three Japanese shipping companies MOL, K Line and NYK. The No. 6 in the global ranking of the largest liner operators operates a fleet of over 240 ships with a capacity of almost 2 million TEU and an order book of 46 newbuildings with 640,000 TEU. This corresponds to almost a third of the existing fleet. In the “Premier Alliance”, the Japanese account for the largest share of fleet capacity.
