{"id":75942,"date":"2026-02-04T10:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/889314534"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:20:19","slug":"maersk-and-hapag-lloyd-to-reroute-one-joint-shipping-service-via-red-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/maersk-and-hapag-lloyd-to-reroute-one-joint-shipping-service-via-red-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to Reroute One Joint Shipping Service via Red Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The move comes as easing Red Sea security risks prompt carriers to reassess longer diversion routes that have lifted bunker usage. Image Credit: Maersk<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Container shipping firms AP Moller\u2013Maersk<\/strong> and Hapag-Lloyd<\/strong> will reroute one of their shared shipping services under the Gemini Cooperation to transit the Red Sea<\/strong> and Suez Canal<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

This applies to the IMX service, which connects India <\/strong>and the Middle East<\/strong> with the Mediterranean<\/strong>, Hapag-Lloyd said in a press release on Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“All passages will be secured by naval assistance,” Hapag-Lloyd added. <\/p>\n

From mid-February<\/strong>, westbound sailings will begin using the Red Sea route from the vessel Albert Maersk<\/em>, with eastbound sailings to follow from Astrid Maersk<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The move follows Maersk’s announcement last month<\/a> that its vessels would resume transits through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal after a reduction in attacks linked to Yemen.<\/p>\n

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Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will continue to monitor the security situation in the Middle East region very closely<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“When possible, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will also implement changes to the SE1 and SE3 services to go through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal at a later stage,” Hapag-Lloyd said.<\/p>\n

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd said the change is being implemented in a way that aims to minimise disruption for customers, while maintaining reliable schedules.<\/p>\n

The Gemini Cooperation was launched last year <\/a>as a long-term operational collaboration under which the two companies share vessel capacity.<\/p>\n

Leading shipping companies have been avoiding the Red Sea and Suez Canal for the past two years because of attacks on commercial shipping in the area from Yemen’s Houthi movement.<\/p>\n

The effect has been to force ships to take longer voyages around Africa, raising global bunker demand. With attacks having largely stopped in recent months, a return to Suez could begin to ease bunker demand, provided security conditions remain stable.<\/p>\n

“No further changes to the Gemini network related to the Red Sea are foreseen at this stage,” Hapag-Lloyd said.<\/p>\n

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