Maersk has decided to reinstate the Panama Canal transit on its OC1 service, effective from 10 May, as the rainy season approaches and the Panama Canal Authority recently introduced additional transit slots per day.
The service will return to its pre-existing rotation that was in place prior to the current “two-loop” setup established with the Panama Rail connection, which will be phased out by the end of May.
OC1 current rotation (current two-loop set up):
- 063 Service: Balboa (Panama) > Tauranga (New Zealand) > Sydney (Australia) > Melbourne (Australia) > Port Chalmers (New Zealand) > Tauranga > Balboa
- 062 Service: Philadelphia (US) > Charleston (US) > Manzanillo (Mexico) > Philadelphia
OC1 new rotation (single loop):
- 061 Service: Philadelphia (US)> Charleston (US) > Panama Canal > Balboa (Panama) > Tauranga (New Zealand) > Sydney (Australia) > Melbourne (Australia) > Port Chalmers (New Zealand) > Tauranga > Panama Canal > Manzanillo (Mexico) > Cristobal (Panama) > Cartagena (Colombia)
Effective dates: Origin Departure & Canal Transit by direction
