Hapag-Lloyd Revises East Med Express (EMX) Service Port Rotation for Reliability
What Happened?
Hapag-Lloyd is updating its East Med Express (EMX) service port rotation to improve schedule reliability and efficiency. Starting from week 36, the service will call at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, instead of Hamburg, Germany. The first vessel to follow this new rotation will be the Columbine Maersk V.636S / 633N.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Published date
July 19, 2026
Effective from
August 31, 2026
Carrier
HLCU
Advisory category
schedule_change
Affected Trade lanes
North Europe -> East Mediterranean, East Mediterranean -> North Europe
Affected Ports
DEHAM, DEWVN
Who is Affected?
Shippers, freight forwarders, and BCOs utilizing Hapag-Lloyd's East Med Express (EMX) service between North Europe and the East Mediterranean will be directly impacted by this port change.
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