Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd launch Shanghai Port operation in joint cooperation

Gemini Cooperation took the third phase of Shanghai Port's Yangshan Deep-Water Port as its major terminal for calling China.

With the goal of delivering a fast, flexible and interconnected ocean network with industry-leading reliability being its cornerstone, Gemini Cooperation will cover seven trades and offer 57 services including mainliner and dedicated shuttle services, complemented by feeder services.

The fleet of the new partnership will consist of around 340 modern and efficient vessels, many ready to adopt cleaner fuels, with a total standing capacity of about 3.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), according to Hapag-Lloyd.