While the network capacity will remain unchanged, the service developments will offer more direct port coverage and enhanced product reliability.

On the Asia to Northern Europe strings, Maersk will concentrate its UK services into Felixstowe (AE1 service) and improve the direct coverage between China and Le Havre (AE10 service).

To the Mediterranean, Maersk run the Asia-Jeddah, Egypt, Italy, France (AE11) service in a vessel sharing agreement with CMA-CGM. It will also introduce direct calls from Asia to Trieste and Koper on the AE12 service, also in partnership with CMA-CGM.

AE1: Japan, South China and Malaysia to Northern Europe

Westbound: Felixstowe will be added, Southampton will be removed and Le Havre will be shifted to the AE10 service
Eastbound: no changes
Port rotation: Kobe > Nagoya > Shimizu > Yokohama > Nansha > Yantian > Tanjung Pelepas > Felixstowe > Rotterdam > Hamburg > Bremerhaven > Salalah > Nansha > Da Chan Bay > Ningbo > Shanghai > Kaohsiung > Yantian > Hong Kong
First vessel westbound: Sine Maersk, May 5th, Yokohama
First vessel eastbound: Sine Maersk, June 2nd, Rotterdam
AE6: Japan, East & South China, Malaysia to Middle East, Spain and West Mediterranean

Westbound: Xiamen and Salalah will be added
Port rotation: Yokohama > Nagoya > Shanghai > Ningbo > Xiamen > Hong Kong > Yantian > Tanjung Pelepas > Salalah > Port Said > Barcelona > Valencia > Algeciras > Tangier > Tanjung Pelepas > Yantian > Hong Kong
First vessel westbound: Margrethe Maersk, May 17th, Shanghai
AE9: Thailand, South East Asia and Colombo to Northern Europe

Westbound: The order of the port calls to Bremerhaven and Rotterdam has been switched.
Eastbound: Port Said will be removed and Algeciras will replace Tangier. The Port Said-Jeddah and Jeddah-Asia coverage will move to the AE12 eastbound.
Port rotation: Laem Chabang > Tanjung Pelepas > Port Kelang > Colombo > Zeebrugge > Felixstowe > Bremerhaven > Rotterdam > Algeciras > Jeddah > Colombo > Port Kelang > Singapore
AE10: East & South China, South East Asia to North Europe and Scandinavia

Westbound: Le Havre will be added, Port Said will be removed
Port rotation: Ningbo > Shanghai > Kaohsiung > Yantian > Hong Kong > Tanjung Pelepas > Le Havre > Felixstowe > Zeebrugge > Dunkerque > Gothenburg > Aarhus > Bremerhaven > Rotterdam > Le Havre > Singapore > Hong Kong > Kobe > Nagoya > Shimizu > Yokohama
AE11: North, East & South China, South East Asia to Middle East, East Med (via Port Said), Italy and France

Nine vessels will be deployed, including one from CMA-CGM
Eastbound: Lian Yun Gang, Chiwan, Port Kelang and Port Said will be added
Westbound: Port Said will be added.
Busan will be moved to AE12, and Xiamen and Salalah to AE6
Port rotation: Lian Yun Gang > Qingdao > Shanghai > Fuzhou > Hong Kong > Chiwan > Yantian > Tanjung Pelepas > Jeddah > Port Said > Gioia Tauro > Genoa > Fos Sur Mer > Gioia Tauro > Damietta > Port Said > Salalah > Port Kelang > Singapore
First vessel westbound: CMA CGM Cendrillon, May 14th, Lianyungang.
First vessel eastbound: CMA CGM Cendrillon, June 20th, Fos Sur Mer
AE12: Korea, East & South China, South East Asia to Egypt, Trieste and Koper

New direct coverage between Asia and Adriatic ports.
Port rotation: Shanghai > Busan > Hong Kong > Chiwan > Tanjung Pelepas > Port Kelang > Port Said > Damietta > Trieste > Koper > Damietta > Port Said > Jeddah > Port Kelang > Singapore
First vessel westbound: CMA CGM Balzac, May 17th, Shanghai
First vessel eastbound: CMA CGM Balzac, June 16th, Trieste