COSCO Shipping Lines will operate a comprehensive, and sophisticated four-loop Trans-Atlantic services between North Europe and North America, effective February 2025.

This level-up will provide deliberate but more reliable transits to differentiate the service between North Europe and the North America East Coast North/South/Gulf market respectively, and to offer enhanced coverage of connecting 66 major key ports in this trade route.

The port rotations for the upgraded services are as follows:

TAE – Atlantic North East Coast Service
Southampton -Antwerp -Rotterdam -Bremerhaven- Le Havre - New York - Norfolk -Baltimore -Southampton

TAX - Atlantic South East Coast  Service
Le Havre - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Bremerhaven - Charleston -  Savannah -  Le Havre

EAG - Atlantic Mexico/Gulf Coast Service
Southampton -  Rotterdam - Antwerp - Bremerhaven -  Veracruz -  Altamira -  Houston -  New Orleans – Southampton

In addition, a brand new all water service that links North Europe and US West Coast ports through Panama Canal is going to be launched simultaneously.

The port rotation for this service is as follows:

ELSA - Atlantic West Coast Service
Southampton - Le Havre - Rotterdam - Hamburg - Antwerp - Miami - Cartagena - Rodman - Los Angeles - Oakland - Rodman - Caucedo – Southampton

Subject to regulatory approvals of competent authorities, new Trans-Atlantic services plan to begin operations in February 2025.

With the extension of our strong intra Europe feeder networks and comprehensive intermodal connection in North America, COSCO SHIPPING Lines’  Atlantic service will achieve full coverage of trade routes between Europe and North America. COSCO Shipping Lines looks forward to writing a new chapter in your freight map!