Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are set to launch their operational collaboration, Gemini Cooperation, in February 2025.
The partnership aims to deliver a flexible and interconnected ocean network with industry-leading schedule reliability above 90%.
The companies have finalised service maps and network details, including an alternative Cape of Good Hope network due to Red Sea disruptions.
“Reliability, connectivity and sustainability are the keywords in the networks we are presenting today, and we are pleased that we now can give our customers full transparency about how we will deliver a best-in-class ocean network so they can begin planning despite a highly dynamic situation,” says Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd.
“We are looking forward to the launch of our completely redesigned network next year, and we are happy to reconfirm that our schedule reliability target remains unchanged irrespective of which network we will phase in. We believe our collaboration will raise the bar for reliability to the benefit of our customers and set a new and very high standard in the industry,” says Vincent Clerc, CEO of Maersk.
The companies will announce the final network details in October 2024, ahead of the February 2025 launch.
Key highlights of the collaboration:
- 27 or 29 efficient ocean mainliner services supported by 30 agile intraregional shuttle services
- 300 or 340 vessels comprising the collaboration
- Schedule reliability target remains unchanged at above 90%
- Network redesign to raise the bar for reliability and set a new industry standard
- Commitment to sustainability and net zero emissions by 2040
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