News / THE Alliance postpones relaunch of suspended Asia-USEC service

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THE Alliance is to continue the suspension of its Asia-North America east coast EC4 service, reversing a decision to relaunch this month.

“THE Alliance members – Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM, Yang Ming – will postpone the resumption of the Asia-US east coast via Suez EC4 service until the situation in the Red Sea stabilises further,” liner Alphaliner wrote today in its weekly report.

“The EC4 had been suspended in November due to poor market conditions, and its re-launch was originally planned for mid-April,” ...