Maersk has announced its first blank sailings during the Chinese Golden Week period in October. The Danish carrier aims to manage the reduced demand...

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THE Alliance announces September void sailings amid Covid-19 pandemic

Container News Team - August 12, 2020 0

THE Alliance has announced its updated service adjustments in September in order to manage demand in the shipping market amid the coronavirus pandemic. The alliance...

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Pandemic effects force lines into continuous schedule adjustments

Container News Team - July 8, 2020 0

In terms of blanked sailings and capacity management, there are no signs of recovery going forward into the third quarter, according to a Braemar...

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Challenging Asian market sees additional service cancellations

Container News Team - July 1, 2020 0

Maersk has decided to implement new blank sailings due to market demand reductions in Far East Asia, Indian Subcontinent and Pakistan caused by the...

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Major lines continue service cancellation programmes

Container News Team - June 29, 2020 0

In connection with the upcoming summer slack season, Maersk has decided to make two suspensions of the ME1 service in weeks 30 and 32...

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Erratic rate discipline undermined the lines in 2011, can they hold their nerve in 2020?

Container News Team - June 24, 2020 0

A senior analyst believes that the crucial test for the carriers will come when the battle against the Covid-19 virus has turned in the...

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European lines serve up more Q3 service cancellations

Container News Team - June 17, 2020 0

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have announced additional void sailings in the third quarter as the disruption caused by the Covid-19 crisis continues into the second...

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Alliances’ blank sailings continue in the third quarter

Container News Team - June 12, 2020 0

Shipping alliances have announced third quarter void sailings due as the repercussions of the global pandemic continues to affect the trades and in spite...

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Rate levels not costs key to mitigating carrier 2020 losses as lines cancel more services

Container News Team - June 3, 2020 0

Maintaining freight rate levels is key to maintaining carrier profits in this crisis hit year that has seen shipping lines slash services, managing capacity...

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Demand plunge forces industry leaders to prolong service suspensions

Container News Team - May 29, 2020 0

German carrier Hapag-Lloyd and the 2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC have decided to prolong temporary suspensions of some of their services as demand...

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Major lines continue to update schedules and surcharges

Container News Team - May 28, 2020 0

Hapag-Lloyd has published an additional void sailing due to the low demand caused by the Covid-19 downturn, with THE Alliance's transatlantic AL1 cancelling the...

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