Hapag-Lloyd chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said on 19 October 2026 that, if nothing changes, more or less all Gemini services should be back through Suez in Q1 2027, perhaps with one or two exceptions. Analyst Lars Jensen estimated the market was 30% to 35% normalised for Suez routings.
Gemini also set out network changes from the second half of November. On the Asia to North Europe loop run as AE2 by Maersk and NE1 by Hapag-Lloyd, Rotterdam replaces Tangier as the first European call.
In the Premier Alliance, ONE Continuity was due to leave Laem Chabang on 19 October as the first FE1 sailing via Suez, reaching Rotterdam on 19 November. Tradlinx calculated this at about 31 days, roughly a week faster than ONE's Cape schedule.
Sources
- The Loadstar: Gemini signals full Suez return by Q1 as it launches new Asia-Med service (opens in a new tab)
- gCaptain: Premier Alliance prepares for Asia-N Europe services return to Suez (opens in a new tab)
- Tradlinx: Premier Alliance returns to Suez as North Europe port delays rise (opens in a new tab)
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