Network of the Future
Setting a new standard for reliability and service quality from February 2025.
About the Network
Our Network of the Future will offer our customers a reliable network with global reach and speed.
Delivering for our customers
With the Network of the Future, we are working to meet the following goals for our customers:
Ambition to give industry-leading reliability of 90%+ once the new network is fully phased in
An efficient, far-reaching global network with seamless access to a wide range of products and services
Competitive transit times, plus fast response to disruptions and demand changes
Serving the world
The Network of the Future covers the Ocean freight network on East West trades and will go live 01 February 2025. The ambition is to reduce network complexity with mostly single operator loops and fewer port calls per service, and incorporate terminals with the highest level of productivity and operational efficiency.
The network will consist of 27/29 lean and efficient ocean mainliner services, and an extensive network of agile, interregional shuttle services. It covers the Asia / US West Coast, Asia / US East Coast, Asia / Middle East, Asia / Mediterranean, Asia / North Europe, Middle East – India / Europe and Transatlantic trade scopes.
We will return to the Red Sea when it is sufficiently safe to do so. As the situation remains highly dynamic, we will be prepared for either scenario. As such, we are presenting two network options in preparation of two scenarios – a return to the Red Sea, or a continuation of the alternative route south of the Cape of Good Hope. Irrespective of whether the Gemini partnership will begin with a Trans Suez or Cape or Good Hope network, the ambition is to provide industry-leading reliability (90% SeaIntel when fully phased in).
The Gemini Cooperation
To deliver our Network of the Future, we have entered a long-term operational collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd called the Gemini Cooperation. We will prioritise reliability and ensure our new network supports our ambitious sustainability goals.
Our expertise, fleet, terminal asset base, and network vision are complementary, ensuring that this partnership will make a real difference to our customers, our business, and the wider industry.