The largest container shipping alliance in the world, 2M Alliance has announced several schedule changes in the next weeks.
Due to the ongoing challenging market situation generating congestion and schedule delays across the supply chain, the alliance of Maersk and MSC is planning the following sailing omissions:
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Asia to US and Canada West Coast |
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Week |
Service |
Vessel Name |
Current Voyage Number |
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25 |
Eagle |
Maersk Seville |
225N |
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23 |
Eagle |
Anna Maersk |
223N |
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Asia to US East Coast |
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Week |
Service |
Vessel Name |
Current Voyage Number |
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26 |
America |
Adrian Maersk |
227E |
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25 |
Empire |
Gerda Maersk |
225E |
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23 |
Elephant |
Maersk Skarstind |
224E |
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MSC said that its customers may continue to place bookings as usual as the company is arranging a contingency plan with alternative services.
Additionally, the 2M Alliance has decided to reinstate the ports of Newark and Savannah on the America and Liberty services respectively.
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Service |
Port reinstated |
Starting vessel |
Voyage number |
First Port of Loading ETD |
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America |
Newark |
Maersk Sydney |
222E |
29 May |
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Liberty |
Savannah |
ZIM Savannah |
010E |
25 May |
To support these reinstatements and maintain operational efficiency, the second Newark call on the Empire service will be temporarily removed. Below are the adjustment details:
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Service |
Port removed |
Starting vessel |
Voyage number |
First Port of Loading ETD |
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Empire |
Newark (second call) |
Gustav Maersk |
218E |
6 MAY |
“These changes are part of the alliance’s continuous review of service and vessel rotations according to market needs,” said MSC in a statement.
