Another Hapag Lloyd vessel Scheduled for the upcoming G6 Rotation, Dalian Express will be making her second trip to Halifax. She was last here on May 27th, and has since turned and is making the trip back in reverse. Like G6 service Mate Yantain Express, who stopped in halifax earlier in May, Hapag Llyod is in the process of reshufeling vessels to accomidate new builds and the new g6 service.
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Hapag Lloyd today announced taking the delivery of the 13196 TEU Essen Express. She is the 6th of 10 vessels, and is 366m in lenth, and built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at Ulsan, South Korea.
Regulars may recall that Essen Express makes regular calls in Halifax on the PAX Service. In March, the 4,639 teu panamax Essen Express built in 1993 was renamed Boston Express to free the name.
Interestingly, the new vessel is classed as a NeoPanamax, Presumably because she is the largest size that can be accomidated by the new Panama Canal Expansion. Essen Express will be assigned to Loop 5 (Halifax is on loop 1 AZX) of the new G6 Service. Boston Express Will make her first visit to Halifax on May 31.
Top Photo, the old Essen Express (File) Bottom Photo the New Essen Express © lappino via ShipSpotting.com
Today marks the beginning of the new G6 service to halifax, with the first trip leaving Thailand today. today also brought the arrival of the Yantain Express, one of Hapag Lloyd’s vessels assigned to the new service. Hapag Lloyd is likely in the process of shuffling its fleet as OOCL Oakland, and Canada Express, both already regular callers to halifax as assigned to the new service.Yantain Express is to date the largest vessel to call at Fairview cove,at just over 7500teu. Also of note, she tied up port side to the pier, opposite of most vessels, who point their bow in the direction of departure.
Hapag Llyoyd vessels Passing in the Approches. Rotterdam Express outbound Fairview Cove to New York, Los Angels Express, Inbound to Anchorage 1 from Cagliari.
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Los Angeles Express At Anchor
APL today issued a release announcing a new service to Halifax. The G6 Alliance started in March 2012 to provide service in the Asia-to-Europe trade and will now be expanded to cover the Asia-to-North America East Coast trade. The members are: APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line.
The New AZX Service will route from Laem Chabang – Singapore – Colombo – (Suez Canal) – Damietta – Cagliari – Halifax – New York – Savannah – Norfolk – Cagliari – Damietta – (Suez Canal) – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Laem Chabang
The two services AEX (The New World Alliance) and PAX (Grand Alliance) which currently call in Halifax at Fairview Cove will not be affected by the new cooperation and will continue to sail unchanged. These represent the bulk of the Hapag Llyod and OOCL Trafic to Fiariview Cove. The New Service may also cause OOCL and Hapag Lloyd to reshuffle vessels. No word on which pier; Halterm or Fairview Cove the new service will use.
(Top) Canada Express (Middle) Heads outbound from Fairview Cove. San Francisco Express (Bottom) backs in after waitting at anchor in the basin. Both Ships were delayed over the weekend by weather. Maersk Patras Tied up at Pier 42 this morning. She normally calls on Saturdays.
Late yesterday afternoon saw the arrival of Los Angeles Express, On her first call to Halifax. She is another of the Larger class of 6000+teu vessels that hapag Llyod has been rotating into the trans atlantic route. Formerly, these vessels plied the Pacific, and are now the largest Post Panamax vessels to call in Halifax.
A First Stop in Halifax For Hapag-Lloyd’s San Francisco Express.She is Currently Inbound. Pictured Bove she is waiting for Paris Express to Clear the Birth.
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Oakland Express Outbound west channel (Above) Algoscotia Inbound East Channel (Bellow)
