Maersk has announced additional void sailings for Lunar New Year on its Transpacific services.
Far East Asia to North America
| Week | Trade | Service | Vessel / Voyage | First Load Port / ETD | Last Load Port / ETD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8
|
FEA – USWC
|
TP6
|
MSC CAMILLE / 008N
|
Nansha / 21-Feb
|
Xiamen / 26-Feb
|
As a contingency Plan: MSC Camille will be extended to Busan and will be connected to MDV TN5 Q7K/008N – TP2 vessel which will call Busan for that specific week.
North America to Far East Asia
| Week | Trade | Service | Vessel / Voyage | First Load Port / ETD | Last Load Port / ETD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11
|
USWC – FEA
|
TP6
|
MSC CAMILLE / 011S
|
Los Angeles / 14-Mar
|
Los Angeles / 14-Mar
|
Moreover, the Dansish company will cancel two more sailings on its North Europe export services.
The blankings are occurring in connection with the recently announced blanked Westbound sailings due to the extended Chinese New Year seasonal demand reductions, says Maersk.
| Week | Service | Vessel | Voyage | First Load Port / Date | Last Load Port / Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9
|
AE2
|
Marseille Maersk
|
008E
|
Felixstowe / 17-02-2020
|
Algeciras / 01-03-2020
|
|
9
|
AE6
|
MSC Ravenna
|
009E
|
Antwerp / 26-02-2020
|
Felixstowe / 05-03-2020
|
The alternative coverage will be advised as soon as possible, said the shipping line.
In trying to minimise the impact to its customers by securing reliable alternative routings, Maersk decided to redeploy MAERSK STEPNICA on AC2 northbound rotation per its regular rotation, details below:
| Service | Vessel | Voyage | First Load Port / Date | Last Load Port / Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AC2
|
MAERSK STEPNICA
|
009N
|
Lazaro Cardenas, MX / 23-Feb-20
|
Manzanillo, MX / 13-Mar-20
|
