ONE, HMM and Yang Ming confirm the alliance partnership

A comprehensive update for all services for the major trade lanes will be announced separately, including service package under the new alliance.

Sep 11, 2024 - 09:54
ONE, HMM and Yang Ming confirm the alliance partnership

Ocean Network Express, HMM and Yang Ming Marine Transportation (“Yang Ming”) have announced that the three companies will continue to cooperate closely under the new alliance name Premier Alliance, effective for five years from February 2025. 

The cooperation is comprised of mainline services across the major East - West Tradelines: Asia - North America West Coast, Asia - North America East Coast, Asia -  Mediterranean, Asia - North Europe, and Asia - Middle East. 

Jeremy Nixon, CEO of ONE, said:

“We are very pleased to announce that our strategic partnership with HMM and Yang Ming in the East-West trades will be further continued. The close network collaboration that exists between the three companies will be further strengthened and enhanced under this new collaboration starting from February 2025. Collectively this new tripartite alliance will offer strong, reliable and highly dependable end-to-end direct port container services to its customers on both the Transpacific and Asia-Europe trades.” 

Dr. Feng-Ming Tsai, Chairman of Yang Ming, stated:

“The continuous collaboration with HMM and Ocean Network Express not only reflects the deep trust and shared vision among the three companies within the industry, but also underscores our unwavering commitment to delivering great value and broad coverage for our customers. Through the cooperation of Premier Alliance, Yang Ming will continue to drive innovation, enhance service quality, and bring more competitive solutions to our customers. We are confident about the future and look forward to achieving even greater success together.”

Mr. Kyung Bae Kim, CEO of HMM said:

“It is very pleased to continue alliance cooperation with Ocean Network Express and Yang Ming Marine Transportation, which is proving longstanding partnership among three lines until now as well as in the future. We believe close cooperation under Premier Alliance would provide stable and competitive service network to our customers in East-West Trade."

The 2025 Transpacific trade service products had been introduced earlier by ONE in March 2024. As a continuation of this announcement, a comprehensive update for all services for the major trade lanes will be announced separately.