FOLLOWING the announcement of the 2018 service network in December, members of THE Alliance - Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and Ocean Network Express (ONE), which comprises "K" Line, MOL and NYK), has refined its product offerings with several services seeing additional enhancements to improve transit times, boost reliability, and deliver more choice to the marketplace.

"The fine tuning of the 2018 product package will further strengthen our already robust portfolio and allow THE Alliance members to provide enhanced value tailored to exceed the need of the marketplace," the members said in a statement.

In addition, THE Alliance will inaugurate a new dedicated service branded as AR1 to provide high speed direct coverage of the Red Sea from China, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. The service will offer superior transit times and allow customers to efficiently streamline their supply chains.

The service updatea are: Asia and North Europe FE1: Kobe, Nagoya, Shimizu, Tokyo, South East Asia Hub, Jeddah, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Southampton, Le Havre, South East Asia Hub and Kobe. FE2: Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Yantian, South East Asia Hub, Southampton, Le Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Jebel Ali, Hong Kong and Xingang. FE3: Hong Kong, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Yantian, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, London Gateway, South East Asia Hub and Hong Kong. FE4: Pusan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Southampton, Yantian, Shanghai and Pusan. FE5: Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, South East Asia Hub, Colombo, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Southampton, Jeddah, Colombo, South East Asia Hub and Laem Chabang.

Asia and the Mediterranean MD1: Qingdao, Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, South East Asia Hub, Damietta, Barcelona, Valencia, Tangier, Damietta, South East Asia Hub, Hong Kong and  Qingdao.