MSC announces additional blank sailings between week five and week 12 to rationalise capacity supply between Asia and the USA and Canada following the lower demand due to the Chinese New Year extension.
A contingency plan will be in place allowing to continue to place your bookings with limited disruption to your cargo flow with alternatives services, says MSC
From Asia to the US and Canada
Week 5 omission
Maple – US & Canada WC
Blanking ADRIAN MAERSK voyage 005N, ETD 4/02/2020 which rotates as follows:
Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai and Busan to Vancouver and Seattle
Week 6 omission
Jaguar – USWC
Blanking MSC BETTINA voyage 007N, ETD 09/02/2020 which rotates as follows:
Singapore, Vung Tau, Yantian, Ningbo and Shanghai to Long Beach and Oakland
Week 7 omission
Lone Star – US GULF
Blanking CAPE PIONEER voyage 008E, ETD 16/02/2020 which rotates as follows:
Ningbo, Shanghai and Busan to Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Miami and Freeport
FROM US & CANADA TO ASIA
Week 9 omission
Maple – US & Canada WC
Blanking ADRIAN MAERSK voyage 008S, ETD 26/02/2020 in Vancouver
Week 11 omission
Jaguar – USWC
Blanking MSC BETTINA voyage 011S, ETD 11/03/2020 in Long Beach
Week 12 omission
Lone Star – US GULF
Blanking CAPE PIONEER voyage 018W, ETD 20/03/2020 in Houston