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The **Gemini Cooperation** is a strategic [alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_alliance "Business alliance") between two [shipping companies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_line "Shipping line") in the container transport sector. Since early 2025, [Hapag-Lloyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapag-Lloyd "Hapag-Lloyd") and [Maersk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maersk "Maersk") have been [cooperating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperation "Cooperation") in freight transport to enable more punctual deliveries for customers and to meet the challenges of [climate-neutral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net-zero_emissions "Net-zero emissions") restructuring. One month earlier, both companies terminated their previous partnerships with other shipping companies.[\[1\]](#cite_note-:0-1)

However, the two container shipping companies will not be contributing their entire [fleets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_fleet "Naval fleet") to the alliance. Hapag-Lloyd owns around 270 ships and Maersk more than 670. The joint pool is to comprise 290 ships with a capacity of 3.4 million standard containers ([TEU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-foot_equivalent_unit "Twenty-foot equivalent unit")). Maersk will contribute 60 percent of this and Hapag-Lloyd the remaining 40 percent.[\[1\]](#cite_note-:0-1) Due to ongoing uncertainties in the [Red Sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea "Red Sea"), the Gemini partners decided in October 2024 to avoid routes through this sea area and to introduce the [Cape of Good Hope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope "Cape of Good Hope") Network at the start of the cooperation. This will increase the shipping pool to around 340 ships with a total capacity of 3.7 million TEU.[\[2\]](#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](#cite_note-3) An important goal of the alliance is to achieve greater punctuality and reliability of the fleet.[\[4\]](#cite_note-4)

The alliance was launched in February 2025.[\[5\]](#cite_note-5) According to Hapag-Lloyd, schedule reliability of 92% was achieved in the first month.[\[6\]](#cite_note-6)

From April 2025, the netword the alliance runs has been called the **East-West Network**.[\[7\]](#cite_note-7)

-   Container ship from Hapag-Lloyd
    
-   Maersk container ship
    

1.  [1](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [2](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Hapag-Lloyd und Maersk schmieden neues Bündnis"](https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/hapag-lloyd-maersk-allianz-100.html). _tagesschau.de_. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
2.  [↑](#cite_ref-2) ["Maersk und Hapag-Lloyd präsentieren zwei Netzwerke – beide bieten branchenführende Fahrplanzuverlässigkeit"](https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/de/company/press/releases/2024/09/maersk-and-hapag-lloyd-announce-two-ocean-network-options-with-e.html). Hapag-Lloyd AG. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
3.  [↑](#cite_ref-3) ["Gemini Cooperation: an integral part of our East-West Service Network 2025"](https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/de/services-information/news/2024/10/gemini-network-update.html). Hapag-Lloyd AG. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
4.  [↑](#cite_ref-4) ["Maersk und Hapag-Lloyd geben Details des künftigen Gemini-Netzwerks bekannt"](https://www.dvz.de/login.html?redirect_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvz.de%2Funternehmen%2Fsee%2Fdetail%2Fnews%2Fmaersk-und-hapag-lloyd-geben-details-des-kuenftigen-gemini-netzwerks-bekannt.html). _www.dvz.de_. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
5.  [↑](#cite_ref-5) ["Start der Gemini Cooperation: Reedereien Hapag-Lloyd und Maersk teilen Laderäume"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250210064527/https://logistik-heute.de/news/start-der-gemini-cooperation-reedereien-hapag-lloyd-und-maersk-teilen-laderaeume-196887.html). _LOGISTIK HEUTE_ (in German). Archived from [the original](https://logistik-heute.de/news/start-der-gemini-cooperation-reedereien-hapag-lloyd-und-maersk-teilen-laderaeume-196887.html) on 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
6.  [↑](#cite_ref-6) ["Gemini Cooperation - Hapag-Lloyd"](https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/de/services-information/gemini-cooperation.html). _www.hapag-lloyd.com_. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
7.  [↑](#cite_ref-7) ["The Network of the Future becomes the Maersk East-West network"](https://www.maersk.com/ko-kr/news/articles/2025/03/26/the-network-of-the-future-becomes-the-maersk-east-west-network). _www.maersk.com_. Retrieved 2 May 2026.