MSC announces TransPacific network seasonal changes and omissions due to a necessity of rationalizing capacity from April to June 2020 within its network in order to respond to lower demand due to the greater impact of the COVID-19 across Asia, USA and Canada. The network will be redesigned to ensure that the coverage is maintained with minimal disruption to the current services. A full detailed announcement will follow shortly.
The first blank sailing to USEC shall take effect on week 14 on our Elephant service. The details are as follows:
Asia to USEC
Week 14 Omission
Elephant service - Blanking vessel MV BRIGHTON voyage 015W, ETS 04/04/2020 which rotates as follows:
• Laem Chabang – Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Colombo – Salalah – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Freeport
USEC to Asia
Week 19 Omission
Elephant service - MV BRIGHTON voyage 019E, ETS 10/05/2020 which rotates as follows:
• New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Freeport – Tanjung Pelepas – Laem Chabang – Singapore
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