Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has decided to exclude selected sailings during weeks 4, 5 and 6 of the year on its Transpacific network, due to the anticipated slowdown in demand due to the upcoming Chinese New Year period (31 January – 15 February).
The Swiss shipping company explained that the blank sailings will enable matching capacity with the expected weaker market demand for shipping services.
Two of the following revised services, Pearl/TP6 and Jaguar/TP2, are offered by 2M Alliance, a partnership between MSC and the Danish liner operator Maersk.
MSC’s updated service programme for the three upcoming weeks will be as follows:
|
Week |
Service |
Vessel Name / Voyage Number |
Ports of Discharge (POD) |
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) |
|
4 |
Rose |
Maliakos 2201E |
Ningbo |
30 January 2022 |
|
5 |
Pearl/TP6 |
Maersk Ensenada |
Vung Tau |
1 February 2022 |
|
5 |
Chinook |
TBN 205A |
Yantian |
1 February 2022 |
|
5 |
Rose |
SM Mumbai 2201E |
Ningbo |
6 February 2022 |
|
6 |
Santana |
MSC Cancun |
Haiphong |
11 February 2022 |
|
6 |
Jaguar/TP2 |
MSC Katie |
Shekou |
14 February 2022 |
MSC also noted that customers can continue to place bookings with limited disruption as the companies are arranging a contingency plan with alternative services.
