In response to market demand, members of the G6 Alliance announced a service enhancement in the Asia " Europe trade.

The Loop 7 service will be upgraded to include port calls at Gothenburg and Antwerp, thereby providing improved connections between Asia and Scandinavia as well as better transit time from Antwerp to Asia.

New port rotation: Qingdao " Shanghai (Yangshan) " Hong Kong " Yantian " Singapore " Rotterdam " Hamburg " Gdansk " Gothenburg " Antwerp " Southampton " Singapore " Yantian " Qingdao

The enhancement will take effect on the 005 voyage operated by the Hyundai Drive, which departed Qingdao on July 14, 2015. It is scheduled to arrive at Gothenburg on August 27, 2015, and at Antwerp on August 30, 2015.

The G6 Alliance offers a variety of services between Asia and Europe, Asia and North America as well as on the Transatlantic covering all major port pairs with weekly sailings.

The G6 Alliance members are: APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line.