11 May 12 - OOCL announced a revision of one of its Baltic feeder loops in conjunction with Team Lines, which earlier announced a strengthening of its services covering St Petersburg . Both carriers are to team up on a joint service based on the OOCLs SBX-2 loop .

The revised loop offers a butterfly pattern centered on Hamburg.The services connect Hamburg and werder Bremen port and Lithuania Russia Finland and Sweden area. It turns in three weeks, using three ships of 1,400-1,600 teu. They are ice strengthened ships in prevision of the winter. The former stand alone OOCLs SBX-2 loop was operated with three ships of 1,000 teu. OOCL continues to operate its SBX-1 loop separately .