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Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd officially launched their joint operational collaboration, Gemini Cooperation, on February 1
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The network covers major East/West trade lanes, consisting of 29 mainliner services supported by 28 regional shuttle services
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It will feature around 340 vessels, gradually phasing in until June 2025, when the full schedule takes effect
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The collaboration is eyeing 90% schedule reliability, aiming to set new industry benchmarks
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd officially launched their joint operational collaboration, Gemini Cooperation, on February 1, 2025.
The network covers major East/West trade lanes, consisting of 29 mainliner services supported by 28 regional shuttle services (Europe: 13; Asia: 10; Middle East: 4; Americas: 1), designed to offer greater flexibility and connectivity for customers.
It will initially deploy around 340 vessels, with the first sailings beginning on February 1. A transition period, expected to last until late May 2025, will phase in vessels under the new schedule, as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd exit existing agreements with other carriers. By June 2025, all vessels are expected to operate under the new schedule.
Gemini Cooperation aims to deliver a fast, flexible, and highly reliable ocean freight service, with a target schedule reliability of over 90% once fully implemented.
“We are now ready to commence the phase-in of the new network. Over the last year, we have carefully planned this to ensure that all our customers experience a smooth transition into the new network. With its innovative design, we believe our customers will benefit from increased reliability, flexibility and more competitive products,” said Johan Sigsgaard, Chief Product Officer of Ocean at Maersk.
“Launching the new network is a great opportunity for all of us. With our targeted schedule reliability, we will satisfy one of our customers’ most important needs even better and set a new quality standard in the industry,” said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd. “Together with our operating partner Maersk, we are focused on delivering on our 90% schedule reliability promise.”
Hapag-Lloyd added that as previously announced in October 2024, the Gemini network will reroute via the Cape of Good Hope, bypassing the Red Sea due to security risks. “The partners will continue to closely monitor and analyze the latest developments and their impact on the security situation in the Red Sea and only return to the Red Sea once it is safe to do so.”
The Gemini network will also set new industry standards in terms of sustainability and advance the companies’ ongoing decarbonization efforts.
“Thanks to our effective hub & spoke operating system, we can deploy larger vessels and thus simultaneously optimize speed, reduce idling times, and thereby cutting down on carbon emissions. All of this saves our customers a lot of time and resources,” said Habben Jansen.
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