You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence EMEA News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features EMEA Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Add Another Joint Service to Suez Canal Route Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Add Another Joint Service to Suez Canal Route by Ship & Bunker News Team Monday July 6, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker The carriers continue to expand Suez Canal transits under the Gemini Cooperation. Image Credit: Maersk Container shipping lines A.P Moller-Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are adding another joint container service to the Suez Canal route. The AE15 service , connecting Asia, the Mediterranean and Europe, will sail via the Suez Canal instead of the Cape of Good Hope , Maersk said in a customer advisory on Monday . The Majestic Maersk will make the first sailing on the revised route. The move extends the carriers' gradual return to the corridor under their Gemini Cooperation shared shipping service.  In February , the companies rerouted their IMX service , which connects India , the Middle East and the Mediterranean , through the Suez Canal after improving security conditions in the Red Sea. “ The route through the Suez and the Red Sea is the fastest "The Suez Canal is a vital maritime corridor between East and West and a key driver of efficient global supply chains," Maersk said in its advisory. "The route through the Suez and the Red Sea is the fastest, most sustainable and most efficient way to serve customers with transport between Asia and Europe." Leading shipping companies have been avoiding the Red Sea and the Suez Canal for the past two years because of attacks on commercial shipping in the area from Yemen's Houthi movement. The effect has been to force ships to take longer voyages around Africa, raising global bunker