New direct-Asia service to launch at Port of New Orleans THE Alliance is adding a new direct-Asia container service that will call the Port of New Orleans, the East Coast Loop 6 (EC6) service via the Panama Canal. Members of THE Alliance Ocean Network Express (ONE), Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Yang Ming Line said they are launching the EC6, calling it “the first service within THE Alliance network to directly and seamlessly connect the U.S. Gulf with important ports in Asia.” This new service will launch in April 2021, a news release said. The MOL Emissary vessel part of the Ocean Network Express (ONE) line serving Port NOLA as part of THE Alliance scheduled to bring a new direct-Asia service to the Port of New Orleans. Photo courtesy Port NOLA