MSC Update: Golden Week Blank Sailings for Asia-North America Network

The following announcement supersedes the MSC announcement of 7 September 2020 about Asia-North America network blank sailings.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company plans to exclude sailings during Golden Week holiday on its Asia-North America Network due to the anticipated slowdown in demand during and after this period.

MSC's blank sailing program will start as from week 40 as per the below:

Asia U.S. East Coast

WEEK 40 OMISSION

AMBERJACK service

Blanking voyage 1E, ETA Tianjin 01.10.2020

To and Via: Kingston, Savannah, Charleston, Jacksonville, Wilmington

All shipments from Tianjin, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan will be served via alternative services.

Asis to Canada and U.S. West Coast

WEEK 41 OMISSION

MAPLE service

Blanking voyage UM41N, ETA Nansha 09.10.2020

To and Via: Prince Rupert, Vancouver

All shipments from Nansha, Yantian, Shanghai, Busan, Yokohama will be served via alternative services.

WEEK 43 OMISSION

SEQUOIA service

Blanking voyage US43N, ETA Yantian 20.10.2020

To and Via: Long Beach

All shipments from Yantian, Ningbo will be served via alternative services.

U.S. East Coast to Asia

WEEK 45 OMISSION

AMBERJACK service

Blanking voyage 10W, ETA Savannah 04.11.2020

To and Via: Busan, Tianjin, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai

All shipments from Savannah, Charleston, Jacksonville, Wilmington, Kingston will be served via alternative services.

Canada and U.S. West Coast to Asia

WEEK 44 OMISSION

MAPLE service

Blanking voyage UM44S, ETA Prince Rupert 27.10.2020

To and Via: Nansha, Yantian, Shanghai, Busan, Yokohama

All shipments from Prince Rupert, Vancouver will be served via alternative services.

WEEK 46 OMISSION

SEQUOIA service

Blanking voyage US46S, ETA Yantian 06.11.2020

To and Via: Yantian, Ningbo

All shipments from Long Beach will be served via alternative services.