Air Freight News

OOCL Asia-Europe trade service update

Sep 18, 2020

In response to the expected low demand after China National Day holiday in the market, OOCL announced the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailings:

Asia – North Europe Service

Loop 1

  • Westbound: ETA Shanghai on October 11 in Week 41
  • Eastbound: ETA Felixstowe on November 11 in Week 46

Loop 3

  • Westbound: ETA Xiamen on October 7 in Week 41
  • Eastbound: ETA Hamburg on November 10 in Week 46

Loop 5

  • Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 3 in Week 40
  • Eastbound: ETA Rotterdam on November 12 in Week 46

Loop 7

  • Westbound: ETA Ningbo on October 4 in Week 40
  • Eastbound: ETA Antwerp on November 6 in Week 45

Asia – West Mediterranean Service

WM1

  • Westbound: ETA Qingdao on September 14 in Week 38
  • Eastbound: ETA La Spezia on October 16 in Week 42
  • Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 12 in Week 42
  • Eastbound: ETA La Spezia on November 13 in Week 46

WM2

  • Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 6 in Week 41
  • Eastbound: ETA Valencia on November 10 in Week 46

AAS

  • Westbound: ETA Shanghai on September 22 in Week 39
  • Eastbound: ETA Trieste on October 26 in Week 44
  • Westbound: ETA Shanghai on October 6 in Week 41
  • Eastbound: ETA Trieste on November 9 in Week 46

For service recovery arrangements, the Asia-East Mediterranean and Black Sea (EM1) sailings that fall on the same week will add calls to Koper by adjusting its own port rotation as follows: Shanghai – Busan – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Port Said West –Koper – Izmit – Ambarli – Constanza – Odessa - Piraeus – Port Said West – Jeddah – Port Kelang – Busan

The concerned EM1 sailings with port rotation adjustments starting from Westbound are:

  • ETA Shanghai on September 24 in Week 39
  • ETA Shanghai on October 8 in Week 41

Asia – East Mediterranean and Black Sea Service

EM1

  • Westbound: ETA Pusan on October 3 in Week 40
  • Eastbound: ETA Istanbul on November 6 in Week 45

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