
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announced the temporary suspension of its Pearl service, with no timeline yet set for its return, in response to the current transpacific market conditions.
MSC will adjust its Orient and Sentosa services.
The Orient service will now include Haiphong in its rotation. The updated routing will be: Haiphong – Ningbo – Shanghai – Busan – Long Beach – Oakland.
Meanwhile, the Sentosa service will take on Xiamen to maintain that connection eastbound to the U.S. West Coast. The revised eastbound rotation is: Port Klang – Singapore – Laem Chabang – Vung Tau – Yantian – Xiamen – Long Beach – Oakland.
These changes reflect MSC’s efforts to adapt its network to current demand patterns.