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2M Alliance announces blank sailings on Transpacific services

2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC has announced several blank sailings on its Transpacific services due to the ongoing congestion at ports across the US East Coast caused by the recent East and Gulf Coast port work stoppage.

The two companies have published the following blank sailings:

Asia to US East Coast

Service Vessel / Voyage Voyage First Port / Proforma ETD
TP11/Elephant
Maersk Sydney
443W
Laem Chabang / October 27
TP16/Emerald
MSC Texas
444E
Xiamen / October 31
TP88/Pelican
MSC Bridgeport
444E
Xiamen / October 31
TP18/ Lone Star
MSC Long Beach
445E
Shanghai / November 9

US East Coast to Asia

Service Vessel / Voyage Voyage First Port / Proforma ETD
TP11/Elephant
Maersk Sydney
450E
Newark / December 15
TP16/Emerald
MSC Texas
449W
Savannah / December 8
TP88/Pelican
MSC Bridgeport
449W
Houston / December 7
TP18/ Lone Star
MSC Long Beach
450W
Mobile / December 11

“The situation is significantly impacting port operations, leading to delays in cargo handling times and a buildup of vessels waiting at the ports,” said MSC in an advisory. “This delay significantly impacts the ability of the vessels listed below to return to Asia in time to resume their rotation.”





Antonis Karamalegkos
Managing Editor

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