Canadian Gateway North Atlantic Trade – Route 3 service temporarily suspended
As a result of economic downturn and falling demand the members of the St. Lawrence Coordinated Services (SLCS) (OOCL and Hapag Lloyd) would like to advise that the Route-3 service from Montreal to Europe (GEX3 service) will be temporarily suspended, with immediate effect.
The Route-1 service (GEX1) will be upgraded through the injection of additional tonnage, allowing Liverpool to be added to the existing weekly rotation. New port rotation is as follows: Montreal/Liverpool/ Antwerp/ Southampton/ Le Havre/ Montreal.
The Route-2 weekly service (GEX2) covering Hamburg and Antwerp will remain unchanged.
Pro forma schedule of GEX 1 is as follows :
| Port | Arrival | Departure |
| Montreal |
| Sun 16:00 |
| Liverpool | Wed 20:00 | Thu 20:00 |
| Antwerp | Sat 22:00 | Sun 22:00 |
| Southampton | Mon 14:00 | Tue 10:00 |
| Le Havre | Wed 06:00 | Wed 22:00 |
| Montreal | Thu 16:00 |
|
Transit time :
| Westbound | Montreal |
| Liverpool | 14 |
| Antwerp | 11 |
| Southampton | 9 |
| Le Havre | 8 |
| Eastbound | Liverpool | Antwerp | Southampton | Le Havre |
| Montreal | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
The SLCS has been in operation for more than 30 years. It offers the most comprehensive year-round service network with deployment of purpose built tonnage. Members will continue to closely monitor the trade patterns to ensure the future needs of our customers are fully met.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
In the meantime thank you in advance for your continued co-operation and support.
