VOID SAILINGS

2M Alliance stops calling Felixstowe on AE7/Condor service

The world’s largest container shipping alliance, 2M Alliance has announced the removal of the Port of Felixstowe from its AE7/Condor service’s rotation until March 2022.

The alliance, which comprises Maersk and MSC, said it is implementing this specific measure to improve the schedule reliability on Far East Asia to North Europe network, in light of ongoing network issues and as a result of exceptional waiting times in the port.

“The current supply-chain bottlenecks in the United Kingdom...

https://container-news.com/2m-alliance-stops-calling-felixstowe-on-ae7-condor-service/

China’s Golden Week to trigger new round of void sailings

The shippers are in for struggle yet another time, with the market buzzing in speculations of liners planning of ‘blank sailing’ during China’s Golden Week holiday in early October to extract maximised profits.

The scheme follows a set of tactics executed by companies to build on the pandemic induced consistent high freight rates. The partial shutdown of the major Ningbo’s Meishan terminal, so close to the national holiday has made it ideal for executing another round of blank sailings.

The...

https://container-news.com/chinas-golden-week-to-trigger-new-round-of-void-sailings/

The 2M Alliance replaces Felixstowe with Liverpool for Atlantic services

The 2M Alliance will change its UK port call from Felixstowe to Liverpool on its TA2/NEUATL2 transatlantic service from next week.

Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the 2M partners, have taken this decision in order to “provide stability to the service, while optimising the network.”

At the same time, the fourth Transatlantic string (TA4), which has been suspended, will not return until further notice, according to Maersk, which confirmed in its announcement that “After a...

https://container-news.com/the-2m-alliance-replaces-felixstowe-with-liverpool-for-atlantic-services/

Pandemic is continuing to affect liner schedules

Covid-19 pandemic continues to challenge the container shipping industry, forcing shipping lines to implement several blank sailings and rotation changes across the world.

Maersk Line has announced seasonal adjustments in December for its Asia to North Europe services, due to market demand volatility and operational challenges caused by the virus crisis, including congestion across global supply chains.

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https://container-news.com/pandemic-is-continuing-to-affect-liner-schedules/

Major lines unveil December blank sailings

THE Alliance carriers has annoinunced its December service cancellations that it says will match the fluctuating demand of the global shipping market and respond to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the second round of lockdown in significant countries around the world.

The carriers in THE Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and HMM, will make the following service adjustments:

Asia and North Europe
FP1, FP2, FE2, and FE3 will maintain weekly sailings in December, except...

https://container-news.com/major-lines-unveil-december-blank-sailings/

Golden Week transpacific blankings reach Covid-19 peak levels

The capacity reductions which have been already decided by the shipping lines amidst the upcoming Chinese Golden Week are at similar levels to the Covid-19 curtailments during the peak period of the virus in the second quarter.

The essential difference, according to a container market analyst, is that Golden Week capacity cuts will happen on a significantly more short-term basis.

During the October holidays in China, individual voyage numbers are cancelled, while in the pandemic lockdown the...

https://container-news.com/golden-week-transpacific-blankings-reach-covid-19-peak-levels/

Pacific boom reaches Golden Week zenith as 2M Alliance trims services

MSC and Maersk’s 2M Alliance has been forced to withdraw several scheduled sailings due to the upcoming Chinese Golden Week and the continuing Covid-19 crisis.

After the announcement of MSC’s blank sailing programme, we see a significant number of void sailings in the Far East Asia – North America trade, where the alliance has announced the following cancellations:

Far East Asia to North America

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FEA-USWC

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https://container-news.com/pacific-boom-reaches-golden-week-zenith-as-2m-alliance-trims-services/

Covid and Golden Week force THE Alliance to cancel October sailings

The members of THE Alliance, Hapag-Llloyd, Yang Ming, ONE and HMM, have updated the latest service adjustments in October in response to the demand changes in the global shipping market amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and the Chinese Golden Week holidays in early October.

Asia and North Europe

FP1/FP2 will maintain their weekly sailings in October.

FE2/FE3 will maintain current rotation and their weekly sailings in October except for the following weeks:

Week 40 – FE2 void

Week 41 – FE3 void

For FE4,...

https://container-news.com/covid-and-golden-week-force-the-alliance-to-cancel-october-sailings/

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