In response to the recent changes in demand for cargo transport from Asia to the United States, MSC and ZIM have decided to adjust the capacity of their Far East-US East Coast network.
As part of this update, the Empire/ZNS and Pelican/ZSL services will be suspended. Additionally, effective from the 19th week of the year, the port rotations of the following services will be updated as follows:
America/ZCP Service: Laem Chabang (Thailand) – Haiphong (Vietnam) – Vung Tau (Vietnam) – Singapore (Singapore) – New York (USA) – Baltimore (USA) – Savannah (USA) – Jacksonville (USA) – Colombo (Sri Lanka) – Singapore (Singapore) – Laem Chabang (Thailand)
Amberjack/ZCP Service: Yantian (China) – Xiamen (China) – Ningbo (China) – Shanghai (China) – Busan (South Korea) – Manzanillo (Panama) – Kingston (Jamaica) – New York (USA) – Baltimore (USA) – Savannah (USA) – Charleston (USA) – Kingston (Jamaica) – Busan (South Korea) – Yantian (China)
Emerald/ZXB Service: Singapore (Singapore) – Vung Tau (Vietnam) – Haiphong (Vietnam) – Yantian (China) – Kaohsiung (Taiwan) – Cartagena (Colombia) – Charleston (USA) – Savannah (USA) – Norfolk (USA) – New York (USA) – Boston (USA) – Singapore (Singapore)
Lone Star/ZGC Service: Singapore (Singapore) – Vung Tau (Vietnam) – Yantian (China) – Ningbo (China) – Shanghai (China) – Busan (South Korea) – Mobile (USA) – Houston (USA) – Tampa (USA) – Miami (USA) – Freeport (Bahamas) – Singapore (Singapore)
