Hamburg Sud has announced that, as part of a regular network review and in an effort to enhance schedule reliability, the decision has been made to rearrange its Asia-Europe/Mediterranean network in the second half of the second quarter in 2018.
According to th group, increased buffer times and eliminated duplicate port calls throughout the network allow schedules to better absorb delays and reduce the need to omit ports.
At the same time, overall market-leading coverage and transit times have been maintained, Hamburg Sud emphasised in a statement.
“As a member of the 2M setup, we are pleased to announce that the revised service network soon to be implemented is putting more focus on reliability and stability,' said Frank Smet, CCO of Hamburg Sud. 'As schedule reliability is an essential component for supply chains, we are sure that our customers will benefit from the new and improved network.'
Westbound sailings with new string configurations will commence from Asia to Europe/Mediterranean in early May.
