Gemini Cooperation, the integrated container shipping network jointly operated by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, has announced changes to its transatlantic service portfolio following the planned closure of the Europe–Caribbean CES service.
The CES service, which connected key North European ports with North America and the Caribbean, will be withdrawn as part of Gemini’s ongoing network optimisation. To mitigate the impact on customers and maintain coverage across the transatlantic trade, Gemini has restructured several existing services.
Under the revised network, the AL1/TA3 service will drop its call at Baltimore and instead add Philadelphia. The updated rotation will include Southampton, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia and St. John (Canada), before returning to Southampton.
Meanwhile, the AL3/TA2 service will be enhanced with an additional call at St. John, Canada, strengthening Gemini’s connectivity to eastern Canada. The revised rotation will now cover Southampton, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, St. John, Charleston, Savannah and Norfolk.
Gemini said the changes are designed to compensate for the CES service withdrawal while preserving capacity, frequency and port coverage for shippers moving cargo between Europe and North America.
The adjustments form part of Gemini Cooperation’s broader effort to streamline operations and improve schedule reliability across its global network.