NEMX Service Shifts German Port Call from Hamburg to Wilhelmshaven
What Happened?
A consortium including CoscoSL, Hapag-Lloyd, and Maersk is restructuring its joint North Europe–East Mediterranean NEMX service. This involves replacing Hamburg with Wilhelmshaven as the German gateway port. This operational change alters the service's port rotation, directly impacting cargo routing for shippers between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Published date
July 27, 2026
Advisory category
operational_update
Affected Trade lanes
North Europe -> East Mediterranean
Affected Ports
Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven
Who is Affected?
Shippers, freight forwarders, and BCOs utilizing the NEMX service between North Europe and the East Mediterranean will be directly impacted by this port rotation change.
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