News / Gemini partners Maersk and Hapag opt for 'hub & spoke' operation

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The liner industry’s new vessel-sharing alliance, the Gemini Cooperation, will buck the recent trend of direct port calls in favour of a ’hub & spoke’ operation.

However, for the concept to work, shippers must be convinced that the Gemini relay network is resilient, has sufficient buffer and that exports and imports are guaranteed to make connections.

Moreover, the Gemini partners will need to have assurances from spoke and hub ports that feeders will get the same ...