The world’s leading container shipping alliance 2M Alliance, comprising Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has announced new sailing omissions in Griffin/AE55 and Condor/AE7 services, connecting East Asia with North Europe.
Firstly, 2M Alliance will implement a blank sailing on Griffin/AE55 service that will take effect on the 17th week of the year. 
MSC noted in a statement that all shipments from Shanghai, Ningbo and Tanjung Pelepas will be served via alternative services.
Hence, Maersk has announced changes in the voyage number of the next sailings, as follows:
| Week | Service | First Impacted Vessel | Original Voyage number WB/EB | New Voyage number WB/EB | Ningbo Estimated Time of Departure (ETD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18
|
Griffin/AE55
|
MSC Istanbul
|
218W/223E
|
219W/224E
|
9 May 2022
|
|
18
|
Griffin/AE55
|
MSC La Spezia
|
219W/224E
|
220W/225E
|
22 May 2022
|
Furthermore, on week 18, 2M will introduce the following sailing omission on its Condor/AE7 service.
“All shipments from Ningbo, Shanghai, Nansha, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas and Colombo will be served via alternative services,” noted MSC.
Maersk has also announced changes in the voyage numbers on Condor/AE7 service for the next weeks, as follows:
| Week | Service | First Impacted Vessel |
Original Voyage number WB/EB | New Voyage number WB/EB | Ningbo Estimated Time of Departure (ETD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20
|
Condor/AE7
|
Edith Maersk
|
219W/224E
|
220W/225E
|
17 May 2022
|
|
20
|
Condor/AE7
|
Emma Maersk
|
220W/225E
|
221W/226E
|
22 May 2022
|
|
22
|
Condor/AE7
|
Monaco Maersk
|
221W/226E
|
222W/227E
|
1 June 2022
|
|
22
|
Condor/AE7
|
Eleonora Maersk
|
222W/227E
|
223W/228E
|
4 June 2022
|
| 23 | Condor/AE7 |
Estelle Maersk
|
223W/228E
|
224W/229E
|
11 June 2022
|
|
24
|
Condor/AE7
|
Ebba Maersk
|
224W/229E
|
225W/230E
|
16 June 2022
|
|
26
|
Condor/AE7
|
Marchen Maersk
|
225W/230E
|
226W/231E
|
28 June 2022
|
|
27
|
Condor/AE7
|
Evelyn Maersk
|
226W/231E
|
227W/232E
|
10 July 2022
|
|
29
|
Condor/AE7
|
MSC Hamburg
|
227W/232E
|
228W/233E
|
19 July 2022
|
| 30 | Condor/AE7 |
MSC New York
|
228W/233E
|
229W/234E
|
29 July 2022
|
|
29
|
Condor/AE7
|
Matz Maersk
|
229W/234E
|
230W/235E
|
23 July 2022
|
|
32
|
Condor/AE7
|
MSC Leanne
|
230W/235E
|
231W/236E
|
10 Aug 2022
|
Maersk explained in a statement that these schedule updates are due to bottlenecks across the Asia-North Europe network, that contributed to an accumulation of delays in 2M’s services.
The situation is driven by a number of external factors, chiefly terminal congestion, and the delay accumulation for the services has resulted in gaps in the departure schedules that require adjustment, according to the Danish carrier.
