Following recent media speculation regarding a potential resumption of Gemini sailings through Suez and the Red Sea, Hapag-Lloyd has issued the following clarification on behalf of the Gemini partners.
At the launch of the Gemini Cooperation in February 2025, Hapag-Lloyd and A.P. Moller – Maersk established a Cape of Good Hope network in response to persistent disruptions in the Red Sea.
Although Gemini’s long-standing ambition is to return to a Suez-based East–West network once conditions allow, Hapag-Lloyd emphasises that the safety of crew, vessels, and cargo remains paramount. Consequently, there is no specific timeline for reinstating Red Sea transits.
Hapag-Lloyd states that, while progress on the Gaza ceasefire is encouraging, the partners continue to monitor regional developments closely and maintain detailed security assessments.
When conditions genuinely permit, and consistent with Gemini’s commitment to industry-leading schedule reliability, any transition back to a Suez-based network will be carefully coordinated with customers and key stakeholders to ensure minimal disruption to supply chains.
In April, Sea-Intelligence reported that the Gemini Cooperation’s shuttle services had driven overall schedule reliability to 98.4 per cent in February.
