A new collaboration between Hapag- Lloyd and Maersk will mean a redeployment of six SIU-crewed ships, and is not expected to change the number of jobs aboard those respective vessels. All SIU jobs and contract terms will remain in place.
In a mid-September announcement, the companies said the new operation – named Gemini Corporation – will start in February 2025. The overall fleet will involve more than 300 vessels, including a half-dozen U.S.-flag, SIU-crewed ships. According to the announcement, “Hapag-Lloyd will redeploy the five U.S.-flag vessels currently in Trans-Atlantic AL3 service to a new Trans-Pacific service. This service will include Los Angeles/Long Beach, Yokohama, Busan and Ningbo, and will include one U.S.-flagged Maersk Line Limited vessel for a six-vessel string operating weekly service.”
SIU-contracted Crowley, current operator of five of the vessels eventually headed for redeployment, recently contacted the respective vessel masters and encouraged them to conduct shipboard meetings with the crews “to communicate this change.”
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