This new alliance, which includes two
of the five largest ocean carriers, is set to commence operations on February 1
next year, adopting a hub and spoke model for mainliner and transshipment
services to boost reliability.
Rolf
Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, and Kenni Skotte, Vice President and Head of
Ocean Network Product at Maersk, participated in a panel to discuss Gemini’s
strategy to attain 90% reliability, notably-high compared to the current
industry average of 53%.
Skotte expressed optimism about
reaching their ambitious reliability target, acknowledging current market
skepticism due to lower average reliability score. He predicted that by next
year, they would demonstrate the effectiveness of their strategy.
The Gemini Cooperation plans to enhance
its network with 57 services across seven trades, emphasizing increased and structured
use of their controlled transshipment hubs to improve service stability and
reliability. Both leaders highlighted the strategic design of their operations
to mitigate delays and their ripple effects across services.
Despite potential routing changes due
to conflict in the Red Sea, with initial plans to navigate around the Cape of
Good Hope, both Jansen and Skotte confirmed that these adjustments would not
compromise their reliability target.
Hapag-Lloyd’s
boss pointed out the flexibility of their network to handle different scenarios
while maintaining leading reliability standards. Skotte concluded that their
innovative network model aims to set a new high standard for the industry by
significantly boosting schedule reliability for their customers’ benefit.