DP World to handle all mainline UK calls for 'The Alliance'
Global container shipping consortium ‘The Alliance’, which comprises Hapag Lloyd, K-Line, MOL, NYK Line and Yang Ming, has announced that all of its mainline UK calls will be handled by DP World (DPW.DI). The Alliance will bring vessels on its FE1, FE2 and FE4 services into DP World Southampton and those on FE3 and FE5 into DP World London Gateway, all of which link Asia and Europe. Vessels deployed on the consortium’s transatlantic AL3, AL4 and AL5 services, will call at DP World Southampton, while those on AL1 and AL2 will call into DP World London Gateway. The company media release stated the ports would offer the widest choice to shippers on North-South and East-West trade lanes. DP World will formally open its third berth at London Gateway for full operations at the end of March. The port is also integrated with DP World London Gateway Logistics Park, which provides nearly 1mn sqm of supply chain and distribution space for retailers and logistics firms, such as Lidl and UPS, who are already on site. DP World is the only operator in the UK to provide two deep-water facilities, where both terminals can provide operational back up to each other and reduce the risk of delays to the supply chain, according to DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.
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