The Maersk East-West Network
Setting a new standard for reliability and service quality.
About the Network
Our East-West Network is designed to create a more reliable and efficient shipping experience. By reducing port calls on our mainliners, enhancing our shuttle services and leveraging state-of-the-art hubs, we aim to deliver industry-leading reliability on East-West trades with market relevant transit times.
This new network reflects our commitment to strengthen your supply chain with resilience and flexibility.
Delivering for our customers
With our East-West Network, we are working to meet the following goals for our customers:
Ambition to give industry-leading reliability of 90%+ once the new network is fully phased in
An efficient, far-reaching global network with seamless access to a wide range of products and services
Competitive transit times, plus fast response to disruptions and demand changes
Serving the world
The Maersk East-West Network covers the Ocean freight network on East-West trades from February 2025. The ambition is to reduce network complexity with mostly single operator loops and fewer port calls per service and incorporate terminals with the highest level of productivity and operational efficiency.
Our East-West Network, that was also called Network of the Future prior to its launch in 2025, will consist of 29 lean and efficient ocean mainliner services, and an extensive network of agile, interregional shuttle services. It covers the Asia/US West Coast, Asia/US East Coast, Asia/Middle East, Asia/Mediterranean, Asia/North Europe, Middle East-India/Europe, and Transatlantic trade scopes.
After thorough consideration and given the continued safety concerns in the Red Sea, it has been decided to phase in our Cape of Good Hope network after the commencement of the Gemini Cooperation on February 01, 2025. As the situation remains highly dynamic, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will return to the Red Sea as soon as it is safe to do so.
The Gemini Cooperation
We have entered a long-term operational collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd called the Gemini Cooperation. We will prioritise reliability and ensure our new East-West Network supports our ambitious decarbonisation goals.
Our expertise, fleet, terminal asset base, and network vision are complementary, ensuring that this partnership will make a real difference to our customers, our business, and the wider industry.
Aiming to offer industry-leading ocean reliability
Ocean connectivity
Leaner mainliner services
Reliable shuttle connectivity
Strategic hub advantage
Access our broad range of ocean products
No matter how you book your ocean transport with us, whether through Maersk Contract, Maersk Spot or Maersk Go, your cargo will be shipped via our new network on the East-West trades from February 2025. This also applies to both Full-Container Load (FCL) and Less-than-Container Load (LCL) bookings.
As always, you can easily enhance your ocean shipment with our value-added services like Verified Gross Mass, Freetime Extension, Value Protect, Container Protect, Premium Quality Containers and Garments on Hanger. Learn more about our ocean products.
End-to-end logistics made simple
The journey of your cargo rarely begins or ends at a port. Either by making your cargo reach the port of loading or on the road to its final destination, we are offering multiple additional services to your ocean booking that are beneficial across multiple industries, such as Retail, Automotive and Fashion & Lifestyle.
By having strong reliability on ocean schedules, we are enabled to plan and allocate resources for inland transports, depot and warehouses more efficiently, ensuring that your goods will be handled with priority and delivered on time, giving you ease of mind working with Maersk as a single logistics provider.
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